Haemolytic disease of the newborn is said to occur when haemolysis of a neonate's red blood cells that is most often caused by antibody from the mother - rhesus incompatibility or ABO incompatibility.
Other causes of haemolytic disease of the newborn include red blood cell metabolic disorders - for example, G-6-PD deficiency, pyruvate kinase deficiency and red cell morphology disorders - for example, hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary elliptocytosis.
Annotations allow you to add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation. E.g. a website or number. This information will always show when you visit this page.