Why Would A Baby Be Coombs Positive? [Solved]

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Why Would A Baby Be Coombs Positive? [Solved]

Sometimes a mother’s blood will recognise that the baby’s blood group is different and it produces substances called antibodies. These antibodies can cross to baby’s bloodstream where they destroy the baby’s red blood cells. This attack of the baby’s blood cells is detected by the Coombs test.

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