Re:The biological basis for sex differences in autoimmune di...
by implements on Thursday July 15, 2021 @01:02PM
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True, though this can be suppressed by a series of injections during the first pregnancy: “Rhesus disease is uncommon these days because it can usually be prevented using injections of a medication called anti-D immunoglobulin.” - allowing mothers to safely have more than one child.
The mother and child's blood supply remain separate throughout the pregnancy. Some mixing can occur during childbirth (which is why Rh- women can have one baby that's fine and the next one gets ill).