Labs
Your prenatal labs will be drawn between the 12th and 18th week of pregnancy. It will consist of:
- CBC to rule our anemia
- RPR to screen for syphilis
- Indirect Coombs to detect possible antibodies
- Rubella titer to determine immunity against rubella (German measles)
- Blood type and RH
- Hepatitis and HIV screening
- Trisomy/Quad screening is elective, but recommended around the 17th week of pregnancy to screen for trisomies and neural tube defects. First trimester non-invasive prenatal screening is also an option, speak to your physician to see if it is right for you.
- Glucose screening/CBC in the second trimester
- A urine culture will be obtained during the pregnancy to rule out a bacterial infection in the urine
- Group B Strep culture is done routinely at approximately 35-37 weeks along with a repeat RPR