Maternal Newborn
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RhoGAM is administered at __ weeks of gestation
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A nurse is teaching a client about Rho(D) immunoglobulin (RhoGAM). Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
I will need this medication if I have an amniocentesis.
RhoGAM is administered to
a mother who is Rh-negative and gives birth to a Rh-positive infant.
RhoGAM is recommended following an amniocentesis because
of the potential of fetal RBCs entering the maternal circulation.
