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Usually not until the baby is born. If there are severe problems during the pregnancy, the doctor might get a sample of the fetus's blood, and possibly even do a blood transfusion in the womb if the mother and baby are not compatible.
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∙ 10y agoUsually shortly after birth blood is withdrawn from a baby's foot for typing and checking. However, amniotic fluid can be withdrawn as early as the 16th week of pregnancy. This fluid contains genetic information regarding the sex, potential genetic defects, and blood type of the developing fetus. The procedure is known as amniocentesis or AFT.
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What can a person with type B blood receive?
a person with O+/- blood can only receive O+/- blood respectively. O+ can give blood to any other + blood type, and O- can give blood to anyone.
Can blood type 0 plus and blood type b plus have a?
Can B+ type blood be transfused into O type blood in humans?
What is the function of the blood type A?
Type a blood is the antibody in type b. . . . .
If I am O positive blood type and I had three children that are O positive blood type and one that is B positive blood type what could that make my husband's blood type be?
a recessive O or B blood type
Can a mom with blood type o positive and a father with blood type b positive have an a negative child?
sadly, no. no matter what you do, a blood type B and blood type O couple cannot have a blood type A (+ or -) baby
Can a man that have o plus blood father a child that is type a blood?
yes because maybe the babys mom did. or maybe other generations of the babys parents did. or on and on.
Can an a positive blood type father have an o blood type baby?
First let Me say "Fathers don't have babys, Mothers do" To answer what I think is the intent of the question A AB B and O blood type is completely separate from RH factor which is + or - so The Fathers O blood type has absolutely nothing to do with the Rh factor of the babys blood. A father with Rh + blood can Father a baby with type O (or any other type) blood.
Why are blood type and RH checked before a blood transfusion?
If the blood type of the donor is different from the receivers blood type, the blood type of the revive can attack the different type of blood
Babys blood type o and mother type ab- is this possible?
no, see chart: http://www.canadiancrc.com/Paternity_determination_blood_type.aspx
Is Blood types checked before a transfusion?
In most cases, blood type of the recipient AND donor are checked. In a case of extreme emergency, the recipient blood type may not be checked and they will receive group O NEG unmatched red cell transfusion.
What blood type will a baby have if the parents are b and o?
The offspring could have either B or O blood type. They could also inherit the blood type from either sets of grandparents. If one or more grandparents have the blood type A, this could result in AB or A, for example.
How can I check my baby's blood type?
Well you can go to a hospital and ask them to draw blood and test it. Or you can go get your babys medical information from where you gave birth to him/her.
Why is blood type checked before blood transfusion?
If it is the wrong type, the red blood cells of the person clump together . Clots form in the blood vessels, and the person dies.
How do I know if I have a rare blood type?
A rare blood type is a blood type that can be used for blood transfusions in many patients. The rarest blood type is O negative; or the blood type of a universal donor. If you have a rare blood type, you can find out by getting checked out by a doctor or looking through your genetic history.
Why is blood type checked before a transfusion?
If it is the wrong type, the red blood cells of the person clump together . Clots form in the blood vessels, and the person dies.
Why is blood type checked before a tranfusion?
Blood types must be matched specifically except of the case of O neg. which I have.
Should I eat different foods than people with other blood types?
Yes i would recommend you go get checked at the clinc for your blood type then ajust your diet to the kind of blood type you have this is the only way to be sure.
