Anti-D Explained

Half a century has passed since researchers found that giving Anti-D to pregnant women with rhesus negative blood could help protect their future babies from a disease that has affected newborns for generations. That same research also raised questions, and some of them remain unanswered.

Rhesus negative women are now offered Anti-D at several points during pregnancy and birth. Standard information leaflets often leave readers wanting more, and many wonder whether they really need the treatment. This book sets out the key issues, answers the most important questions, and explains what research evidence and current thinking do and do not tell us about Anti-D and related topics.

Dr Sara Wickham, an author, speaker and researcher, has spent more than twenty years writing and lecturing on Anti-D and on pregnancy and birth. The book includes a foreword by Dr Michel Odent.