ABO Incompatibility

ABO Incompatibility

ABO incompatibility is one of the diseases which can cause jaundice. It happens when a mother's blood type is O, and her baby's blood type is A or B.

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ABO incompatibility is one of the diseases which can cause jaundice.

ABO incompatibility happens when a mother's blood type is O, and her baby's blood type is A or B. The mother's immune system may react and make antibodies against her baby's red blood cells. The consequences and treatment are similar to Rhesus disease.

See the KidsHealth page on Rhesus disease.

See the KidsHealth page on jaundice in babies.

This page last reviewed 13 November 2020.

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