Routine blood tests taken at the start of your pregnancy include:
- Blood group and Rhesus factor
- Full Blood Count test for anaemia and Thalassaemia
- Virology tests for Hepatitis B, Syphilis and HIV
Further blood tests will be repeated during your pregnancy:
- At 28 weeks the Full Blood Count and Rhesus factor tests
- At 36 weeks the Full Blood Count is repeated if indicated, to detect and treat possible anaemia prior to delivery
- After delivery, a Kleihaur test offered to all Rhesus Negative women and a Full Blood Count may be indicated