Which mother does the healthcare professional prepare to administer Rh immune globulin (Rho-GAM) to?
A)Is Rh-positive and the fetus is Rh-negative
B)Is Rh-negative and the fetus is Rh-positive
C)Has type A blood and the fetus has type O
D)Has type AB blood and the fetus has type B

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Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) can occur only if antigens on fetal erythrocytes differ from antigens on maternal erythrocytes. Maternal-fetal incompatibility exists only if the mother and fetus differ in ABO blood type or if the fetus is Rh-positive and the mother is Rh-negative. The healthcare professional would plan to administer Rho-GAM to the mother who is Rh-negative whose baby is Rh positive.

Which Mother Does the Healthcare Professional Prepare to Administer Rh