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Breastfeeding tips
Feeding and wellbeing advisor Vicki Scott provides some top tips on breastfeeding in public

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Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) Rh titre
Retained placenta Rhesus anti-D gamma globulin injection
Rh factors

Rhesus anti-d gamma globulin injection
This is given to Rh negative women at 28 weeks or at the time of an amniocentesis to prevent the development of antibodies that could be harmful to the baby. If the baby is Rh-positive, the injection is given again within 72 hours after birth.