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MEND is a short film based on true events. A lot of women in Nigeria do not know the implications of not being aware of their rhesus compatibility to their unborn baby. Some people still practice the journey through pregnancy till delivery blindly without registering for antenatal care…..

Rh incompatibility is a condition that occurs during pregnancy if a woman has Rh-negative blood and her baby has Rh-positive blood. "Rh-negative" and "Rh-positive" refer to whether your blood has Rh factor. Rh factor is a protein on red blood cells.

When a woman and her unborn baby carry different Rhesus (Rh) protein factors, their condition is called Rh incompatibility. It occurs when a woman is Rh-negative and her baby is Rh-positive. The Rh factor is a specific protein found on the surface of your red blood cells.

Just like your blood type, you inherit your Rh factor type from your parents. Most people are Rh-positive, but a small percentage of people are Rh-negative. This means they lack the Rh protein.
A positive or negative symbol after your blood type indicates your Rh factor. For example, “blood type: AB+” might be written on your medical record.

Your Rh factor doesn’t directly affect your health. However, Rh factor becomes important during pregnancy. If a woman is Rh-negative and her baby is Rh-positive, then the woman’s body will approach the Rh-positive protein as a foreign object, if her immune system is exposed to it.

This means that if blood cells from your baby cross your bloodstream, which can happen during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, your immune system will make antibodies against your baby’s red blood cells.

Antibodies are parts of your body’s immune system. They destroy foreign substances.

If you have an Rh-negative blood type, you’re considered “sensitized” to positive blood types once your body has made these antibodies.

This means that your body might send these antibodies across the placenta to attack your baby’s red blood cells. Your placenta is the organ that connects you and your baby.
Rh incompatibility symptoms in your unborn baby can range from mild to life-threatening. When your antibodies attack your baby’s red blood cells, hemolytic disease can occur. This means your baby’s red blood cells are destroyed.

When your baby’s healthy red blood cells are destroyed, bilirubin will build up in their bloodstream.

Bilirubin is a chemical that’s created from the breakdown of red blood cells. Too much bilirubin is a sign that the liver, which is responsible for processing old blood cells, is having trouble.

Your baby may have one or more of the following symptoms if their bilirubin levels are high after birth:

jaundice, a yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes
lethargy
low muscle tone
These symptoms will subside after completing treatment for the Rh incompatibility.