Hemolytic disease of the newborn, also known as Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn, (HDN, HDFN), or erythroblastosis fetalis, is an alloimmune condition that develops in a fetus, when the IgG molecules produced by the mother pass through the placenta. Red blood cell (RBCs) sensitization occurs in some women in response
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