Relationship between the antigenic titer of anti-A(B) IgG in pregnant women and the incidence of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns

Abstract

Objective To study the relationship between the antigenic titer of anti-A(B) IgG in pregnant women with blood-type O and the incidence of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns with blood-type A or B.Methods The antigenic titer of anti-A(B) IgG were determined in pregnant women with blood-type O whose blood type were incompatible with their mates'.Serological tests for the umbilical blood were analyzed in the neonates with blood-type A or B.The incidence and the pathogenic time of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns were studied by gravidity and test results.Results (1) There was no significant difference in the antigenic titer of anti-A(B) IgG,test results of umbilical blood and the incidence of hyperbilirubinemia between the first and the second pregnancy (P>0.05).(2) With the antigenic titer of anti-A(B) IgG increased,there was significant difference in the positive rate of antibody releasing test to newborns,positive rate of free antibody and the incidence of hyperbilirubinemia (P 0.05).Conclusion The gravidity is not correlative with the antigenic titer of anti-A(B) IgG and the incidence of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates.The risk of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates increases as the antigenic titer of anti-A(B) IgG in gravida ≥1∶32.The incidence of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates become higher as the antigenic titer of anti-A(B) IgG in their mother increasing,however,it has no influence on the onset time of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns. Key words: Gravidity; Newborns; Hyperbilirubinemia; ABO blood type