Blood Type Issues with Mother and Child?
Are you wondering about whether or not you should contact a local cord blood bank?
The general idea of cord blood banking has witnessed an increased acceptance in the past few years. At the moment people are seriously considering bank their infant’s cord blood. Years ago, the umbilical cord used to be thrown away after the child was actually delivered, however with increasing knowledge of how helpful the blood of the umbilical cord is, the medical professionals have now started to store the blood of the umbilical cord in cord blood banks.
After a whole lot of medical research has been carried out on what can be done with the umbilical cord researchers have observed that it is very good to store the umbilical cord in a cord blood bank. The blood from the umbilical cord is incredibly beneficial in treating a variety of diseases related to the immune system and also other blood related disorders which people suffer with. Till the mid 1990s the umbilical blood was never stored in a cord blood bank; But after the mid 1990s Scientists have began to comprehend the significance of umbilical blood and are finally spreading awareness about the intrinsic value of storing umbilical blood in a cord blood bank.
The increasing importance of the Cord blood bank
The most basic reason why people are now thinking about using a cord blood bank is because the umbilical blood is considered to be so precious. This is since it has high amount of hematopoietic stem cells and can be stored in the cord blood banks safely for years. The importance of having a large amount of hematopoietic stem cells is that this exact type of blood is capable of generating new white blood cells and red blood cells. The concept behind the use of cord blood is similar to that of bone marrow transplants which have been in practice for many years. However unlike the bone marrow which needs to be a perfect match, the utilization of the umbilical blood does not necessitate such a perfect match.
There are many higher chances of treating an ailment with the use of umbilical blood than there have ever been with the bone marrow transplants since the probability of someones body rejecting the umbilical blood are much less in comparison to his probability of rejecting the bone marrow.
The continued stem cell research shows that there are more or less 70 diseases that can be cured with the use of the umbilical cord blood. It is for this reason that an increasing number of people are beginning to store their baby’s umbilical cord blood in a local cord blood bank. The cord blood is not only helpful for the child whose umbilical cord blood is kept, but this blood can also be utilized by various family members of the children as well. The use of umbilical blood is important due to the fact that research shows that the use of the umbilical blood can help in curing some cancers, damaged internal organs and even blood disorders, which is one of the chief reasons why a good deal of people are choosing to avail yourself of a cord blood bank service.
Anyone who wants to have their baby’s umbilical blood stored will need to decide on a cord blood bank well before the arrival of your infant because not every hospital is equipped collect and convey the umbilical blood to the cord blood bank. As a result you would need to select the cord blood bank and inform your doctor approximately 2 months in advance so that you can simplify the procedure of documentation and preparation for the collection and storage of your baby’s umbilical cord blood to the cord blood bank.
If a woman has A blood type, and her husband B, and then her child gets AB negative and then a little blood slips back into the mother through the cord, (which is possible, btw, but rare) could it kill the mother? I’m not all too clear on blood types. Thanks!
And if it cannot kill her, what will? Like…what are mixes that would kill a mother if the child is AB negative? I’m writing a book, so don’t think I’m sick trying to kill someone like this or something. Lol, thanks!
Filed under Cord Blood And Stem Cell by on Nov 11th, 2009. 
Comments on Blood Type Issues with Mother and Child?
Is she negative or positive? No it won’t kill her. That’s what RhoGam shots are for. It can cause Rh Disease though which just makes future pregnancies more difficult but not impossible.
EDIT: contrary to what you may have read in old literature, mixing of blood types in that manner is very rare and will not kill anyone. If you want the mom in your story to die during (or shortly after) childbirth, the simple route to go is she bled out internally and the doctors couldn’t stop it. Watch House MD and get all kinds of ideas
It depends if the mother and father are negative or positive blood types.
I an O negative while my husband is A positive. Since I am negative they automatically consider me RH Negative. And since they know that my husband is positive it drives the diagnosis further. They will give the mother a shot at a certain stage of pregnancy which will allow the blood to mix properly for the baby after birth when they are on their own. Without this shot the baby could become ill and need a blood transfusion.
Sometimes, depending on what blood type the baby is born, the mother and/or child may need an additional shot. My daughter was A positive so she did not need any further care.
This drives home the importance of prenatal care!
“During pregnancy, Rh-negative is the only one of these blood groups that can cause a problem. It turns out that an Rh-negative mother can make antibodies (part of her immune system’s response to invaders) against Rh-positive blood cells, even against those of her own baby. This is called Rh sensitization. These antibodies have the potential to cross the placenta and attack the fetus’ red blood cells, which in turn can cause low blood count (anemia), congestive heart failure, and even fetal death. This is called hemolytic disease. Fortunately, Rh sensitization is preventable with a medicine called Rh immunoglobulin (RhIg, or Rhogam™.) ”
**I don’t think any harm is done to the mother, but the concern is with the child. The mother’s blood will be fine in this case (dealing with RH disease) but the child needs to be monitored and proper care should be given. I have to be honest I’m not sure of any other blood diseases or disorders that could be harmful to the mother other than the inability to clot your blood (hemophiliac).