Lab tests are part of routine health care during pregnancy. Few of these tests are performed with a blood sample while others use a urine sample or a sample of tissue taken from your vagina, cervix or rectum.
These tests called prenatal tests are designed with the primary goal to help your health care provider find out how you and your baby are doing during pregnancy. The different kinds of tests available for pregnant women include:
• Tests to confirm pregnancy
• Routine screening tests, which can assess mother’s health along with baby’s health status
• Maternal health screening used to identify specific disease and infection increasing the risk of complications for you and your baby
• Diagnostic tests done for high-risk pregnancies.
The different phases of pregnancy will need different types of tests to track mother’s and baby’s health. Various lab tests required for various phases of pregnancy.