What's wrong with the pregnant mother being type O blood?

Everyone's blood type is different, but many people are type O blood. Medically, women with type O blood are more likely to suffer from hemolytic disease (jaundice) after becoming pregnant. Therefore, everyone is very worried, especially those who are already pregnant with type O blood, worried that it will affect the next generation. So now let's understand what to do if a pregnant woman has type O blood? What should I do if my pregnant woman has type O blood?

Generally speaking, if the mother's blood type is O type and the husband's blood type is A, B or AB, anti-A or anti-B antigens will be produced in the mother's blood. In the next pregnancy, if the fetus's blood type is A, B or AB, it is the so-called ABO blood type incompatibility between mother and child, but only a very small part of the fetus will produce hemolysis and develop hemolytic disease (jaundice) after birth. In the first pregnancy, the ABO blood types of the mother and the child may not match. This is because the mother will be exposed to some blood-like substances in nature, and anti-A and anti-B antigens will appear before she is pregnant.

What are the treatments for hemolytic disease in pregnant women with type O blood?

There are many ways to treat hemolytic disease in pregnant women with type O blood, such as sunlight therapy, because sunlight therapy is the simplest and most effective way to reduce serum bilirubin. If the serum bilirubin reaches the phototherapy standard, phototherapy should be carried out immediately, because the phototherapy standard is formulated according to different gestational weeks and whether there are complications at different ages. Secondly, medication can be used for treatment. Intravenous immunoglobulin. The initial clinical application achieved good results. Human albumin can effectively increase the binding of mineral acid total bilirubin and reduce the occurrence of bilirubin encephalopathy.

I believe everyone knows what O-type blood is, and also knows that O-type blood women are prone to hemolytic disease after pregnancy. However, the above content also introduces that this phenomenon will occur in a very small number of fetuses. Therefore, if you are also an O-type blood pregnant woman, then during pregnancy, you don’t need to create an overly anxious atmosphere for yourself, and believe that your fetus can be born healthy.