How long can a child with hemolysis live?

Hemolysis usually occurs in babies and can cause various symptoms, which vary in severity. The speed of disease spread varies with severity. Hemolysis can lead to death, so once hemolysis is found in the baby, it should be treated in time. As long as the blood is replaced in time, there will be no other problems. However, if it is not treated in time, the baby will die within a period of time. So how long can a child with hemolysis live?

Hemolytic disease often occurs in mothers who have experienced threatened miscarriage in early pregnancy or who are pregnant with their second child. If a woman who has a history of unexplained stillbirth, miscarriage, or severe neonatal jaundice plans to have another child, she and her husband should undergo an ABO blood typing test in advance to detect the presence of anti-A and anti-B antibodies in the body. This test is called an IgG antibody titer test.

It can be performed in large general hospitals or large blood banks. Both parties need to have their blood drawn and the test results are usually available within a week.

If the test value is outside the normal range, intervention must be carried out. Current intervention treatments generally combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine to prevent the occurrence of fetal and neonatal hemolytic disease.

If no intervention is made, as the pregnancy progresses, the titer in the mother's body will gradually increase, and the chance of the fetus developing hemolytic disease will also increase. Women who are at high risk should undergo regular testing after becoming pregnant, generally with a follow-up check once a month. Is it true that children born to mothers with type O blood are more likely to suffer from hemolytic disease?

It is unscientific to simply use the mother's blood type to infer the incidence of hemolytic disease in the child. Generally speaking, if it is the first pregnancy and the pregnancy process goes smoothly, hemolytic disease will basically not occur.

Compared with other blood types, the plasma of mothers with type O blood contains both anti-A antibodies and anti-B antibodies, so the chance of blood type incompatibility with their children is a little higher, but the possibility of mothers with other blood types also suffering from hemolytic disease cannot be ruled out. The father's blood type is also an important factor. If a mother with type O blood and a father with type O blood give birth to a child with type O blood, the child will definitely have type O blood. Therefore, there is no risk of hemolytic disease.