A G1+O attends the antenatal clinic for the booking visit at 12 weeks. Her blood group is B Rhesus negative.What is the next step in the management?
Ans. is b, i.e. Determine the husbands blood groupWhen a rhesus negative primipara attends the antenatal clinic, the first step is to determine her husband's blood group. If the husband is Rhesus negative no further investigations are necessary, as all babies will be Rhesus negative.
Determine the fetal blood group
Determine the husband's blood group
Perform an ultrasound scan
Perform Rhesus antibody titer
Pregnancy in Rh-negative Women