This effectively prevents the condition. Since Rh incompatibility is almost completely preventable with the use of RhoGAM, prevention remains the best treatment. Treatment of the already affected infant depends on the severity of the condition. Both hydrops fetalis and kernicterus represent extreme conditions caused by hemolysis . Both have guarded outcomes.
Hydrops fetalis has a high mortality rate.
Call your health care provider if you think or know you are pregnant and have not yet seen a doctor. The infant responds by increasing RBC production and sending out immature RBCs that still have nuclei. This photograph shows normal RBCs, damaged RBCs, and immature RBCs that still contain nuclei. This type of jaundice is short term, generally lasting only a few days. Jaundice persisting longer than 3 to 4 days, or worsening rapidly, should be evaluated by a physician until decreasing or normal levels of bilirubin are measured in the blood.