When my daughter was born, we learned very quickly she had hemolytic disease of the newborn caused by my antibodies attacking her red blood cells during pregnancy.
After three sensitized pregnancies and the loss of her daughter to HDFN, Melissa's son faced ten intrauterine transfusions and a serious transfusion error after birth.
After a major fetomaternal hemorrhage, Morgan developed anti-D and anti-E before her next pregnancy. She had to advocate fiercely for her daughter's post birth care.