Who is affected by Rh sensitization during pregnancy
Overall, a minority of all people have Rh-negative blood. Gender does not affect your chance of having Rh-negative blood. However, the likelihood of being Rh-negative varies by racial and ethnic background.1
- 30% of Basques have Rh-negative blood.
- 15% of white Americans have Rh-negative blood.
- 8% of African Americans and Hispanics from Mexico and Central America have Rh-negative blood.
- Less than 1% of native peoples (such as Eskimos and Native Americans) and Asians (such as Japanese and Chinese) have Rh-negative blood.
| Author: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW | Last Updated: November 2, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Gregory A L Davies, MD, FRCSC, FACOG - Maternal-Fetal Medicine | |
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