Patient's question:
I have been experiencing frequent dizziness lately, 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. I'm wondering if a child with blood type O from an O-type mother and an AB-type father could have ABO hemolytic disease, and what should I do about it?Doctor's answer:
In clinical diagnosis, ABO hemolysis tends to recur in families where the mother is type O blood and the father is non-O blood, with the baby being type A or B blood after birth. Therefore, your family's basic situation fits this scenario, and it is necessary to undergo a screening for hemolysis tests before birth to prevent the birth of a child with this disease. Alternatively, the use of anesthetic drugs or early treatment methods can also prevent the occurrence of hemolytic infants.