I have recently started reading this group, so please excuse me if this has
been discussed before. I am interested in any literature and information
on premature labor/delivery and the chances of having it happen more than
once. Also, how does one determine whether an underlying problem "caused"
the premature labor or would it have happened anyway.
The history is as follows:
First pregnancy went fine. Labor/delivery normal. Rh incompatibility.
Rhogam given at 28 weeks and after delivery.
Second pregnancy – at 28 weeks discovered that the antibody D (or antigen??)
showed up in the routine blood test before receiving rhogam. Ultrasound and
amniocentesis done at 30 weeks. Everything is ok. Another ultrasound at
35 weeks and 3 days later, membranes rupture. Baby became very jaundiced
and anemic. Was under the lights for 15 days and had a transfusion at
17 days. He’s doing fine now at 6 months.
My OB is saying that I fall into a High Risk status and should consider not
having any more children. He will not follow me if I get pregnant again.
I would have to go to the University High Risk Clinic.
So, did the premature labor happen because of the Rh sensitization? Or
was that just a coincidence? We know we will have to deal with the
Rh problem regardless, but what about the prematurity? Thanks.
Laurie Hafner, Weeg Computing Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
lhaf…@vaxa.weeg.uiowa.edu