Can a mother be Rh-negative?
If the mother is Rh-negative, her immune system treats Rh-positive fetal cells as if they were a foreign substance. The mother’s body makes antibodies against the fetal blood cells. These antibodies may cross back through the placenta into the developing baby. They destroy the baby’s circulating red blood cells.
What blood type do Rh babies have?

Rh positive is the most common blood type. Having an Rh negative blood type is not an illness and usually does not affect your health. However, it can affect your pregnancy. Your pregnancy needs special care if you’re Rh negative and your baby is Rh positive (Rh incompatibility).
What happens if a mother has an Rh negative blood type?
A small amount of the baby’s blood can cross into the mother’s bloodstream during pregnancy, especially at the time of delivery. If you and your baby are both Rh negative or Rh positive, no harmful effects will occur.
Can a parent have an O or Rh blood type?
If one parent has A and another has O, they can either produce a child with A or O blood types. Rh Positive (Rh+) and Negative (Rh-) Blood Types The Rh (+/-) factor is inherited separately from the ABO blood types.

What kind of blood type does a baby have?
If a father’s Rh factor genes are + +, and the mother’s are + +, the baby will have one + from the father and one + gene from the mother. The baby will be: If a father’s Rh factor genes are + +, and the mother’s are – -, the baby will have one + from the father and one – gene from the mother. The baby will be:
What happens if a fetus has the Rh factor?
Problems can arise when the fetus’s blood has the Rh factor and the mother’s blood does not. You may develop antibodies to an Rh-positive baby. If a small amount of the baby’s blood mixes with your blood, which often happens, your body may respond as if it were allergic to the baby.
A small amount of the baby’s blood can cross into the mother’s bloodstream during pregnancy, especially at the time of delivery. If you and your baby are both Rh negative or Rh positive, no harmful effects will occur.
If one parent has A and another has O, they can either produce a child with A or O blood types. Rh Positive (Rh+) and Negative (Rh-) Blood Types The Rh (+/-) factor is inherited separately from the ABO blood types.
How are blood types determined in a baby?
Rh Positive Blood Types: A+, B+, 0+ and AB+. Rh Negative Blood Types: A-, B-, 0- and AB-. Rh factors are genetically determined. A baby may have the blood type and Rh factor of either parent, or a combination of both parents. Rh factors follow a common pattern of genetic inheritance.
Problems can arise when the fetus’s blood has the Rh factor and the mother’s blood does not. You may develop antibodies to an Rh-positive baby. If a small amount of the baby’s blood mixes with your blood, which often happens, your body may respond as if it were allergic to the baby.