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why do they draw after giving birth?

Why do they draw blood after you have your baby what are they checking for?
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Do you have rh- blood?  They drew my blood to see if I was sensitized before giving me the rhogam shot
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& id ask.   Maybe im the only one,  but I ask a lot of questions
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They didn't give me any shot
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Then that's probably not why they drew your blood.   What's ur blood type?
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To check blood count
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That makes sense jasmean!
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