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mother's
blood vessel

placenta
Very little Rh (+) erythrocyte is car- The mother's blood recognises this This antibody (anti-Rh) enters the
ried into the mother's blood from as a foreign substance and pro- foetus' blood by way of the placenta
the foetus by means of the placenta duces the antiboty (anti-Rh) to Rh (+) and causes haemolysis (destruction
of red blood cells)
Rh(-) in the mother
Rh(+) in the baby The placenta protects the baby from
The antibody (anti-Rh) which forms against the Rh(+) the mother's immune cells right up
Rh(+) -> haemolysis until the ninth month.

maternal antigen
vein

artery

decomposed
maternal molecule
blood components
paternal antibody
antigen

progesterone
T lymphocyte steroids

T lymphocyte
HLA-G

blocked NK
blocked
NK

One of the functions of the placenta is to protect the baby from the mother's defensive cells (top). But this
protection continues only up to a certain month. In the ninth month, this situation changes and the anti-
bodies in the mother's body pass with the help of the placenta into the foetus (large picture). For the first
six months of life in the world, the baby's immune cells will not be formed. This would mean death for the
baby. Therefore, it is very important that the placenta gives permission for the antibodies to pass. It is clear
to everyone that the cells comprising the placenta are by themselves incapable of such conscious be-
haviour. It is God Who creates these cells and inspires them as to what they must do.