Which of the following should the nurse recognize as a possible maternal-infant blood group incompatibility?
a. The mother is O positive and the infant is O negative.
b. The mother is A positive and the infant is A negative.
c. The mother is O positive and the infant is B negative.
d. The mother is B positive and the infant is O negative.
C
The mother who is type O has antibodies for both A and B blood types.
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