Rh incompatibility will be treated by giving the mother Rh immune globulin to prevent Rh isoimmunization. Not all babies will need to be treated. Those who do may need: Medicine to help the body make red blood cells.

How can Rh incompatibility prevented?

Rh incompatibility can be prevented with Rh immune globulin, as long as the medicine is given at the correct times. Once you have formed Rh antibodies, the medicine will no longer help.

How do you prevent Rh factor?

Special immune globulins, called RhoGAM, are now used to prevent RH incompatibility in mothers who are Rh-negative. If the father of the infant is Rh-positive or if his blood type is not known, the mother is given an injection of RhoGAM during the second trimester.