An infant is experiencing hemolytic disease of the newborn. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find in the infant's history and physical?
a. The mother was exposed to measles.
b. The father was exposed to Agent Orange.
c. The baby is Rh positive.
d. The baby was born 6 weeks prematurely.
ANS: C
Hemolytic disease of the newborn was most commonly caused by IgG anti-D alloantibody pro-duced by Rh-negative mothers against erythrocytes of their Rh-positive fetuses. This disorder is not due to the mother's exposure to measles, the father's exposure to Agent Orange, or the ba-by's prematurity.
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