Abstract

<h2>Summary</h2> A case of erythroblastosis fetalis caused by sensitization to the rare factor rh<sup>w</sup>(C<sup>w</sup>) in a seventh child is presented. This factor was present in the blood of the father and the third, fifth, and sixth child born to the mother, and to the seventh child discussed in this report. The significance of a positive direct antiglobulin test on cord blood and the value of routinely performing this test on blood of all newborn infants is emphasized.

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