Teme, I got Anti-E after my PPH blood transfusion. It is exceptionally rare (Less than 1% of the population I was told at the time) and yes it makes transfusion time extremely iffy. Your DH will be given an Antibody card he will need to keep on him at all times. In the event of surgery that usually requires 'stock up' we are encouraged to self donate 2 weeks in advance.
My DH is not Anti-E, and despite this I have now carried 3 healthy kids to term. One isn't born yet but she is term and coming any day. Even with it, complications are rare. I get a couple of extra blood tests to check my titer level and if it becomes concerning I get Ultrasounds weekly to check the blood flow through babies brain. If that became concerning then I knew for a fact I would have been taken straight from there to somewhere they could get bub out ASAP. Harry was the only one that the titer moved on and his was a spontaneous labour with a perfectly healthy terror tot at the other end.
It did scare the bejesus out of me at first, but now I am more at ease with it because anti-e complications are so so rare.
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