Can two O positive parents have a healthy baby?

Theoretically yes, but it would be extremely rare. Two O parents will get an O child nearly all of the time.
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What happens when both parents are O positive?

A child with type O blood can have parents with type A, type B, or type O blood, but not type AB. Conversely, if two parents both have type O blood, all their children will have type O blood.
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Can 2 O positive parents have a child?

For example, two O blood type parents can produce a child with only O blood type. Two parents with A blood type can produce a child with either A or O blood types.
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Does O positive blood affect pregnancy?

Unlike Rh incompatibility, ABO incompatibility during pregnancy is rarely a problem -- even when the mother's ABO group doesn't match the baby's ABO group! In situations where a mother has Type O blood, and the baby has A, B, or AB blood, the mother's immune system will recognize the baby's blood as foreign.
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What blood types should not have babies together?

When a mother-to-be and father-to-be are not both positive or negative for Rh factor, it's called Rh incompatibility. For example: If a woman who is Rh negative and a man who is Rh positive conceive a baby, the fetus may have Rh-positive blood, inherited from the father.
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"My blood group is not the same as my kids" - the Paternity Question.



Which two blood groups should not marry?

The correct option is: d Rh+ male and Rh– femaleExplanation:Rh factor is a protein found in blood. A person having Rh factor in blood is called Rh positive whereas that who does not carry this protein in the blood is called Rh negative. Marriage should be avoided in between Rh negative female & Rh positive male.
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Why is O positive special?

O positive red blood cells are not universally compatible to all types, but they are compatible to any red blood cells that are positive (A+, B+, O+, AB+). Over 80% of the population has a positive blood type and can receive O positive blood. That's another reason it's in such high demand.
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Can O blood cause a miscarriage?

Blood Incompatibility

When the mother has type O blood and the baby has B blood type or A blood type (from the father), research has found that there's a 20 percent incompatibility rate which could result in newborn jaundice or a possible miscarriage.
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Can two O positive parents have an A negative child?

A. Before I delve into the science, let me quickly stop any tongues that might be wagging if you are asking about a paternity debate: Yes, two O-positive parents could have any number of O-negative children. In fact, according to the experts, most children who are O-negative have parents who are O-positive.
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Can O positive marry O positive?

If both are O positive then there is no risk.
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What is the healthiest blood type?

What is the healthiest blood type?
  • People with type O blood have the lowest risk of heart disease while people with B and AB have the highest.
  • People with A and AB blood have the highest rates of stomach cancer.
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What blood types make O positive?

Who can receive O positive blood? Anyone with an Rh positive blood type can receive O positive red blood cells – so that's A positive, B positive and AB positive as well as O positive.
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Is O+ blood type rare?

O+ is the most frequently occurring blood type and is found in 37 percent of the population. O- is found in six percent of the population. This blood is the second most frequently occurring blood type. Thirty-four of every 100 people have A+.
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How does a baby get O positive blood type?

Each biological parent donates one of their two ABO alleles to their child. A mother who is blood type O can only pass an O allele to her son or daughter.
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Can two O blood types make an A?

Blood Inheritance

The A and B genes are dominant and the O gene is recessive. For example, if an O gene is paired with an A gene, the blood type will be A. For instance, a parent with O blood with 2 O genes and a parent with A blood with 2 A genes will have an A blood type child with one A gene and one O gene.
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Does the father's blood type matter in pregnancy?

If a father's Rh factor genes are + +, and the mother's are + +, the baby will have one + from the father and one + gene from the mother. The baby will be + + Rh positive. If a father's Rh factor genes are + +, and the mother's are - -, the baby will have one + from the father and one - gene from the mother.
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What blood types live the longest?

Life Span. Chances are higher you'll live longer if you have type O blood. Experts think your lowered risk of disease in your heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease) may be one reason for this.
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What are the disadvantages of O positive blood group?

Evidence shows that Type O individuals may be more likely to develop peptic ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori bacterium than other blood types, and that type O women may have more risk of fertility problems, with greater risk of having lower egg count and poorer egg quality than women who are type A, B or AB.
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Does blood type affect fertility?

A woman's blood group could influence her chances of getting pregnant, scientists have found. Those with blood type O may struggle to conceive due to a lower egg count and poorer egg quality, while those with blood group A seem to be more fertile.
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What's the golden blood type?

One of the world's rarest blood types is one named Rh-null. This blood type is distinct from Rh negative since it has none of the Rh antigens at all. There are less than 50 people who have this blood type. It is sometimes called “golden blood.”
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What is the advantage of blood group O positive?

Although the O-positive people can donate blood to people with any positive blood type, they can only receive blood from O positive and O negative (O−) people. Research suggests that people with blood group O have a lower risk of heart diseases and memory problems (including dementia) than the rest of the population.
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What blood types are incompatible for marriage?

Does Blood Type Affect Marriage Compatibility? Blood type has no effect on your ability to have and maintain a happy, healthy marriage.
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What are the 3 rarest blood types?

What are the 3 rarest blood types?
  • Rh-null or golden blood. It is the world's rarest blood type, with fewer than 50 known cases ever reported. ...
  • AB− AB− is the rarest of the eight basic blood types, accounting for less than one percent of the world's population. ...
  • HH blood type, rare ABO group, or Bombay blood group.
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What is the strongest blood type?

If you have blood type O, you have antibodies that will fight the A and B antigens. If a person has blood type AB, they don't have such antibodies, and they can accept transfusions from all other blood types. Thus AB blood type people can be termed universal patients.
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What personality is blood type O?

Some of the positive personality traits in people with blood type O are; leadership ability, self-determined, easygoing, optimistic, calm, confident, outgoing, loyal, cautious, passionate, peaceful, resilient, independent, trendsetter, reliable, carefree, and devoted.
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