Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Hi, I'm Rh-, pregnant with my second, I'm refusing rhogam thru this pregnancy, as well as any test to measure antibodies, because i believe it to be unnecessary. I would worry if I got into a car accident and had bleeding. I highly recommend The book Anti-D in Midwifery, by Sara Wickham (its on amazon and quite pricey , but worth every penny!) (Sheri you should give me a link to post!). It goes thru the studies, risks and benefits, it is very through. Also look at Sheri's pages for info about getting the shot now... http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/rhogam.htm I will probally refuse (I'm 98% positive I will) rhogam post birth, EVEN if the baby is positive (I did ask to have the baby tested at birth). I am taking precautions I feel necessary to avoid placental hemmorage, having a home birth with an understanding midwife, taking into account my age (37, no way I'm going to have 5 or 6 more births), an the fact that I have a 50-50 chance of having a Rh- baby (first is -, hubby is+). According to studies done in the 1960's, 90% of Rh-women who give birth to a Rh+baby do not automatically become isoimmunized. Its all about medical interventions. In the 1970's women in the hospital were given episiotomies, the babies were taken out with forcepts, the cord was cut early and they were yanking out the placenta before it had detached from the uterus. You still have time to read! Good Luck! Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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