Even women who are Rh negative rarely have a problem with erythroblastosis fetalis with their first child.

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This statement is true. Even if a woman is Rh negative, she will not develop erythroblastosis fetalis (hemolytic disease of the newborn) with her first Rh positive child because her body has not yet produced antibodies against Rh factor. However, if her second child is also Rh positive and she has not received Rh-immune globulin, her body may produce antibodies that could lead to erythroblastosis fetalis in subsequent pregnancies.

Even Women Who Are Rh Negative Rarely Have a Problem