If Rhogam didn't exist, Niblet would have a 5% risk of being stillborn or born gravely, probably terminally ill due to Rh incompatibility. Instead his risk is something like 1 in 1000.
Actually, wait: 5% is the risk for the second pregnancy. I would have had two opportunities for sensitization to Rh+ blood, and I'd bet that the likelihood of fetal-to-maternal blood transfer during my miscarriage and D&C was quite high. So Niblet's risk would've been much higher.
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Date: 2008-12-19 03:37 pm (UTC)Actually, wait: 5% is the risk for the second pregnancy. I would have had two opportunities for sensitization to Rh+ blood, and I'd bet that the likelihood of fetal-to-maternal blood transfer during my miscarriage and D&C was quite high. So Niblet's risk would've been much higher.