Patient's question:
Good friend Rongzi and her husband have been married for many years. During this time, the friend has had two sons, but both children passed away within a few months. This has been a heavy blow to her, and doctors said both children suffered from hemolytic anemia. Now, she wants to consult about what hemolytic anemia in babies is.Doctor's answer:
The main reason for the baby experiencing hemolytic disease again is due to incompatibility between the mother's and baby's blood types. In other words, if the mother's blood type is O, while the father's blood type is not O, or if the mother's blood type is Rh-negative and the baby's blood type is Rh-positive, these situations may lead to the baby experiencing hemolysis again after birth. Nowadays, during pregnancy, hemolytic screening is usually performed to prevent this disease from recurring.