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trimolius t1_jdmywle wrote

Reply to comment by level27jennybro in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh

Something I learned when it happened to me is that they make rhogam for when this happens with Anti-D antibodies but there are other antibodies your baby could have like Anti-E and Anti-K (Kell) that they don’t make a shot for! It can be very dangerous.

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