What does a blood test during pregnancy tell?

The article was consulted professionally by Master, Dr. Tran Thi Vuong – Micropsynian – Laboratory Department – Share99 Hai Phong International Health Hub

To monitor the health of pregnant women as well as the fetus, a blood test should be performed periodically. Blood testing during pregnancy is one of the extremely important subclinical techniques for timely detection of dangerous problems during pregnancy and during childbirth.

In addition to monitoring and evaluating the health status of pregnant women and fetuses, blood tests during pregnancy also help to predict and detect early signs of disadvantage for mothers and fetuses throughout pregnancy and childbirth, such as hepatitis B diseases, iron deficiency anemia, syphilis, or more seriously, HIV/AIDS.

By reading the results of blood tests during pregnancy correctly, doctors will make further instructions to reinforce the diagnosis and give appropriate treatment directions, beneficial for the mother and fetus.

Blood formula testing during pregnancy is a very important and necessary technique for pregnant mothers and fetuses. Since at different stages of pregnancy, pregnant women and babies in the womb face different medical risks, so regular blood tests are required to detect these cases as soon as possible, especially during the first 3 months of pregnancy.

Blood test indicators for pregnant women to perform include:

• Determination of blood type:

This test is intended to determine what blood type of the mother is, to promptly transmit blood during pregnancy, especially during childbirth because anemia, blood loss, post-birth blood bandages …

• Rh factor test:

The test is intended to test the mother negative or positive for the Rh-factor. If the mother tested negative for Rh-, the baby's father tested positive for Rh- then it is likely that the fetus will test positive for Rh-. As a result, the mother's body will begin to give birth to antibodies that destroy red blood cells in the fetus causing very serious damage.

• Blood glucose test:

This type of blood test during pregnancy is used to test the iron content in the mother's body, to see if there is anemia, from which additional iron will be prescribed. Blood glucose tests also help detect abnormal red blood cells that cause hematological diseases such as sickle cell disease, Thalassemia … in both the pregnant mother and the fetus.

• Hepatitis B virus test:

To determine if a pregnant woman is infected with hepatitis B virus to minimize the likelihood of infecting the child in the womb by vaccinating – vaccinating against hepatitis B as soon as the baby is born.

• Syphilis torsion test:

This type of spiral can infect the fetus in the 5th month of pregnancy, serious consequences can stop the development of the fetus, premature birth and terminate the pregnancy. In addition, some other viruses also need to be tested to avoid dangerous infectious diseases, which are Rubella, Cytomegalo virus tests …

• HIV virus testing:

This is one of the most to-do blood tests for women, right before deciding to get pregnant. If you are pregnant with HIV, you should see a treating doctor for advice on appropriate treatment.

HIV/AIDS testing for pregnant and pre-pregnant women is extremely important, especially for reducing the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Since the HIV virus can be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy and childbirth, this type of blood test is almost mandatory in all pregnancies.

Some pregnant mothers do not equip themselves with knowledge about maternity health or due to subjective psychology, so they do not detect themselves infected with HIV virus, so they do not conduct blood tests for HIV virus and prevent HIV/AIDS infection from mother to child.

This increases the incidence of the disease of the century more and more. The HIV virus can be transmitted from mother to child right in the uterus, during childbirth, and even after childbirth, so a blood test during pregnancy detects HIV is really important in screening for HIV/AIDS. The woman should have a voluntary sense of going to reputable medical facilities to perform this test.

Blood testing during pregnancy is considered an economical, convenient and easy-to-perform subclinical method to check, assess and monitor the health status of pregnant mothers as well as the growth and development of the child in their womb. In addition to detecting abnormal problems such as blood disorders, hepatitis B virus infections … blood tests during pregnancy also help to be screening for HIV infection, avoiding the further spread of this dangerous social disease.

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