Rare Disease Companion (RDC) is a network of news and information websites that supports people living with rare diseases. Through accurate, authentic, and compassionate news coverage, feature-length articles, and patient-friendly educational material, RDC provides insights into living with rare diseases at every point along the patient journey.

About HDFN Companion. Just as many people with rare diseases and disorders such as Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN) suffer from unmet medical needs, so too do they suffer from unmet informational needs on the web.

Rare Disease Companion (RDC) is a network of news and information websites that supports people living with rare diseases. Through accurate, authentic, and compassionate news coverage, feature-length articles, and patient-friendly educational material, RDC provides insights into living with rare diseases at every point along the patient journey.

Rare Disease Companion (RDC) is a network of news and information websites that supports people living with rare diseases. Through accurate, authentic, and compassionate news coverage, feature-length articles, and patient-friendly educational material, RDC provides insights into living with rare diseases at every point along the patient journey.

Dec 27, 2024 · A closely coordinated clinical approach is warranted among patients with hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) in whom rare blood group antibodies are involved, according to findings from a review of two case studies published recently in the J …

Rare Disease Companion (RDC) is a network of news and information websites that supports people living with rare diseases. Through accurate, authentic, and compassionate news coverage, feature-length articles, and patient-friendly educational material, RDC provides insights into living with rare diseases at every point along the patient journey.

Diagnostic tests before birth. The tests that can be used to diagnose HDFN before a baby is born include amniocentesis, ultrasound, and blood tests on the mother or the umbilical cord.. Blood tests. A blood test can be done on blood drawn from a pregnant woman to see whether she has antibodies against the red blood cells of her baby.

Blood types and Rh factors. Mismatches that cause HDFN can be between the blood types (A, B and O) and/or Rhesus (Rh) factors, a protein that can be found on the surface of red blood cells.. ABO incompatibility. ABO incompatibility occurs when the blood type of the mother and that of the baby do not match.

Oct 6, 2023 · In 1911, the ABO blood group system was discovered, and the first ABO testing system was developed. In 1921, a report was issued on inter-ABO incompatibility. 1940s. In 1940, the Rh D antigen was discovered, and indirect and direct agglutination tests were developed from 1945 to 1947.. 1950s. The first measurements of bilirubin in amniotic fluid were performed in 1956, and two years later, the ...

Rare Disease Companion (RDC) is a network of news and information websites that supports people living with rare diseases. Through accurate, authentic, and compassionate news coverage, feature-length articles, and patient-friendly educational material, RDC provides insights into living with rare diseases at every point along the patient journey.