A primigravida in her first trimester is Rh negative. What will this woman receive to prevent anti-Rh antibodies from forming?
a. Rh immune globulin during labor
b. Intrauterine transfusions with O-negative blood
c. Rh immune globulin at 28 weeks and within 72 hours after the birth of an Rh-positive infant
d. Rh immune globulin now and again in the last trimester
ANS: C
An Rh-negative woman would receive Rh immune globulin at 28 weeks of gestation and within 72 hours after the birth of an Rh-positive infant or abortion.
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