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__________ occurs when the mother's body begins to fight off foreign blood protein produced by the fetus.

a. Non-teratogenesis.
b. Rh factor incompatibility.
c. Reduced blood oxygenation.
d. A neural tube defect.

User Serk
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This is Rh incompatibility.
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Answer:

The correct answer is b. Rh factor incompatibility.

Step-by-step explanation:

Rh factor incompatibility occurs when a mother's body makes antibodies against the Rh antigen present in fetus blood which can lead to fetal death if not treated.

Commonly it occurs when an Rh⁻ woman carries a fetus which is Rh⁺. During first pregnancy complications are not serious because memory was not built against Rh⁺ antigen and only during the delivery mother's blood comes in contact with fetal blood.

But during second pregnancy memory was already present in the mother's body against Rh⁺ antigen because of the earlier exposure during first pregnancy, therefore, a quick and enhanced immune response is generated against the fetal blood antigen which results in erythroblastosis fetalis.

Therefore the right answer is b. Rh factor incompatibility.

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