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Comment by tait

Right idea, but I think maybe you may have used the wrong word.

The donation is to get antibodies.

Antigens are are the stimulus that causes the body to form antibodies.

We give the Rh- mom antibodies so they bind to antigens on the blood from baby; the idea being that "hiding" the antigens from mom's immune system will prevent her from making her own antibodies.

parent tait 4 years ago

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