Patient's question:
I have been experiencing dizziness recently, and I can't seem to eat properly either. My mental state isn't great either. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said it's a blood-related issue. Can you please tell me if babies with O-type and AB-type blood are guaranteed to have hemolytic disease?Doctor's answer:
In clinical diagnosis, there is no concept that any specific blood type must lead to hemolysis or that any blood type is more prone to hemolysis. It is only stated that if the mother is type O blood and the father is not type O, and the newborn baby is type A or type B blood, it is very likely to recur ABO hemolysis, which is commonly referred to as blood type incompatibility between mother and child. For your two children, it is likely that there is a genetic predisposition to hemolysis in the family, so it is recommended that you and your husband undergo genetic testing related to blood.