{"id":28939,"date":"2026-03-08T04:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T04:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=28939"},"modified":"2026-03-08T04:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T04:56:57","slug":"mother-fetus-blood-incompatibility-infant-deaths-and-lack-of-family-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2026\/03\/mother-fetus-blood-incompatibility-infant-deaths-and-lack-of-family-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother-fetus blood incompatibility; infant deaths and lack of family awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Limited awareness of blood incompatibility between mothers and their fetuses has become a contributing factor to infant deaths and serious problems for mothers in Badghis province. Several women in the province say that their lack of knowledge about blood incompatibility during pregnancy has led to tragic consequences. Doctors in Badghis warn about this health issue and emphasize that families\u2019 lack of awareness can endanger the lives of both mother and child.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abdul Naser Behbudi, an internal medicine specialist, told Salam Watandar regarding this,
\n\u201cBlood group incompatibility usually occurs because of differences between antibodies and antigens. One of the main causes is a difference in the Rh factor\u2014whether it is positive or negative. If the mother is Rh-negative and the father is Rh-positive, the mother\u2019s body may produce antibodies against the fetus\u2019s blood, which can cause serious problems for the fetus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Najiba Rayan, a gynecology and obstetrics specialist, described the consequences of this incompatibility,
\n\u201cBlood incompatibility between the mother and fetus can lead to fetal death in the womb, severe jaundice in newborns, anemia, and even disability in the child. The risk increases in subsequent pregnancies. However, these problems can be prevented by the RhoGAM (anti-Rh) injection during pregnancy and within a maximum of 72 hours after childbirth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Masuma Ehsan, another gynecology and obstetrics specialist, said that to prevent the negative consequences of blood incompatibility between mother and fetus, pregnant women should have their blood group tested starting from the twelfth week of pregnancy.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiagnosing pregnancy and checking the mother\u2019s blood group from the twelfth week of pregnancy are very important. If the mother\u2019s blood type is Rh-negative and the father\u2019s is positive, the RhoGAM injection is necessary. These medical follow-ups should continue even after childbirth to ensure the health of both mother and newborn.\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Some women in Badghis shared their painful experiences related to this issue\u2014experiences that resulted in the loss of their children or serious health problems.<\/p>\n

Saniya, one of these women, said sadly,
\n\u201cMy first child looked healthy, but after a while, he died. Later, I found out that the reason was the incompatibility between my blood and my child\u2019s blood. In later pregnancies, I had to stop breastfeeding and feed the baby with formula so that the baby\u2019s condition would improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taza, another mother in Badghis, said, \u201cI became pregnant several times, but none of my children survived. Doctors said the reason was blood incompatibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rukhshana, a 25-year-old woman in Badghis who has been married for six years and still has no children, said with regret,
\n\u201cIt has been six years since I got married, and I still do not have a child. In my first pregnancy, I had a miscarriage, and the doctors said my blood was not compatible with the fetus\u2019s blood.\u201d<\/p>\n

In contrast, the experience of Sanam, a 30-year-old woman, tells a story of hope that comes with awareness. She said,<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the birth of my first child and learning about blood incompatibility, my other children were born healthy. With careful monitoring and special injections during my later pregnancies, my second and third children were born healthy. My first child had severe anemia after birth, but now that I am aware of blood incompatibility, I was able to complete my later pregnancies safely.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Mostafa Seddiqi, spokesperson for the Badghis Provincial Hospital, said that diagnostic and treatment services for maternal-fetal blood incompatibility are still not available at the hospital. He added,<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, at the provincial hospital and within the EPHS service package, we do not have tests related to maternal-fetal blood incompatibility during pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Health experts emphasize that preventive solutions for this problem are simple and accessible. Raising awareness among families, conducting blood group tests before marriage and at the beginning of pregnancy, ensuring easy access to medical centers, and the RhoGAM injection on time are among the most important measures that can save the lives of mothers and newborns.<\/p>\n

Reporter: Obaida Nikofar<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saniya, one of these women, said sadly,
\n\u201cMy first child looked healthy, but after a while, he died. Later, I found out that the reason was the incompatibility between my blood and my child\u2019s blood. In later pregnancies, I had to stop breastfeeding and feed the baby with formula so that the baby\u2019s condition would improve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":28942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[990,9,16,977,218,24],"tags":[617,1213,1619,1620,1621,1622],"class_list":["post-28939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-soceity","category-report","category-women-rights","category-health","category-women","tag-badghis","tag-mother","tag-blood-incompatibility","tag-fetus","tag-infant-deaths","tag-lack-of-family-awareness"],"views":27,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28939"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28945,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28939\/revisions\/28945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}