Speaking to the Seventh Annual Immunization Conference at the National Communicable Disease Center (now the Centers for Disease Control), Apgar reviewed the great progress made in the knowledge, treatment, and prevention of Rh disease. An immune reaction between a mother with Rh-negative blood type and fetus with Rh-positive type, Rh disease affected up to 12% of children born to Rh-negative women married to Rh-positive men, causing post-natal jaundice and anemia which often led to mental retardation, motor disabilities, and cerebral palsy.
Item is a photocopy.
Number of Image Pages:
5 (338,172 Bytes)
Date:
1970-03-26 (March 26, 1970)
Creator:
Apgar, Virginia
Source:
Original Repository: Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Immunization
Communicable Diseases
Infant
Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
Exhibit Category:
Second Career: The National Foundation-March of Dimes, 1959-1974
