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    Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy

    Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy



    References

    Citations

    1. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1999, reaffirmed 2010). Prevention of Rh D alloimmunization. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 4. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 93(5): 1–7.

    2. Branch DW, et al. (2008). Immunologic disorders in pregnancy. In RS Gibbs et al., eds., Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10th ed., pp. 313–339. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

    3. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2006, reaffirmed 2010). Management of alloimunization during pregnancy. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 75. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 108(20): 457–464.

    Other Works Consulted

    • Moise KJ Jr (2008). Management of rhesus alloimmunization in pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 112(1): 164–176.

    • Roman AS, Pernoll ML (2007). Rh isoimmunization and other blood group incompatibilities section of Late pregnancy complications. In AH DeCherney et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment Obstetrics and Gynecology, pp. 282–287. New York: McGraw-Hill.

    • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2004). Screening for Rh (D) incompatibility. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Available online: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsdrhi.htm




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference October 20, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference William Gilbert, MD - Maternal and Fetal Medicine


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