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DISAPPEARANCE OF ANTI‐D ANTIBODY WITHOUT REAPPEARANCE DURING A SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY AT RISK
Author(s) -
Bishop G. J.,
Bryant E. C.,
Cairns J. D.,
Krieger Vera I.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb116877.x
Subject(s) - post partum , pregnancy , medicine , papain , obstetrics , antibody , immunization , gynecology , immunology , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , enzyme , genetics
Weak anti‐D immunization, which appeared to be of IgG type, was detected four months after delivery of the first group‐compatible, Rh‐positive baby of a mother who had previously experienced three miscarriages in the first trimester. Titres fell during the next few weeks to only trace reactions by albumin and papain technique at 12 months post partum. No antibodies could be detected, even by the papain technique, during or at delivery in the subsequent pregnancy, in which the baby was again group‐compatible and Rh‐positive.