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Theoretical Issues in Development

Question 2 • LHS-Psychology (1 cr.)

What condition results in the mother’s body beginning to fight off foreign blood protein produced by the fetus?

Answer
A
non-teratogenesis
B
reduced blood oxygenation
C
neural tube defect
D
Rh-factor incompatibility

Explanation

Rh-factor incompatibility can occur when an Rh-negative mother carries an Rh-positive fetus. The mother may recognize the fetus’s Rh protein as foreign and begin producing antibodies against it. Therefore, the correct choice is Rh-factor incompatibility.

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