Noun: erythroblastosis fetalis
- Severe anaemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and foetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis
"The doctor monitored the pregnancy closely due to the risk of erythroblastosis fetalis"
Type of: anaemia [Brit, Cdn], anemia [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Erythroblastosis fetalis