Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy What Increases Your Risk Rh
sensitization can occur when a person with Reference Rh-negative
blood Opens New Window is exposed to Rh-positive blood. During
pregnancy, an Rh-negative woman can become sensitized if she is
carrying an Rh-positive fetus. Things that increase the risk of
blood mixing and sensitization during pregnancy
include:Reference 2 - Abdominal trauma, such as from a car
accident. - Abdominal surgery, such as a Reference cesarean
section Opens New Window. - Reference Placenta abruptio Opens
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of which can cause placental bleeding. - Reference External
cephalic version for a Reference breech Opens New Window fetus.
- Obstetric procedures such as Reference amniocentesis Opens New
Window, fetal blood sampling, or Reference chorionic villus
sampling (CVS) Opens New Window. - Reference Miscarriage Opens
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Opens New Window, or elective abortion