What does a pregnancy blood test show?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Tran Thi Vuong - Doctor of Microbiology - Laboratory Department - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital
To monitor the health of pregnant women as well as the fetus, it is necessary to perform periodic blood tests. Blood test during pregnancy is one of the extremely important paraclinical techniques to promptly detect dangerous problems during pregnancy and during childbirth.

1. Blood test during pregnancy

In addition to monitoring and assessing the health status of pregnant women and fetuses, blood tests during pregnancy also help predict and detect early signs of adverse effects for the mother and fetus during the entire pregnancy. and childbirth, such as those with hepatitis B, iron-deficiency anemia, syphilis, or more seriously, HIV/AIDS.
Thanks to the accurate reading of blood test results during pregnancy, doctors will have further indications to strengthen the diagnosis and give appropriate treatment, beneficial to mother and fetus.

2. Do you need a blood test during pregnancy?

Blood count test during pregnancy is an extremely important and necessary technique for pregnant women and fetuses. Because at different stages of pregnancy, pregnant women and their unborn babies face different medical risks, so regular blood tests should be performed to detect these conditions as early as possible. This is especially true during the first 3 months of pregnancy.

3. Blood test index during pregnancy

Blood test indicators for pregnant women to perform include:
Determination of blood group: This test is to determine what blood type the mother's blood is, for timely blood transfusion during pregnancy, especially during pregnancy. during childbirth because it is easy to have anemia, blood loss, postpartum hemorrhage...
Rh factor test: A test to check whether the mother is negative or positive for Rh- factor. If the mother is Rh-negative and the baby's father is Rh-, there's a chance the baby will be Rh-positive. As a result, the mother's body will begin to produce antibodies that destroy red blood cells in the fetus, causing very serious damage.
Blood test: This is a type of blood test during pregnancy used to test the iron content in the mother's body, to see if there is anemia or not, from which there will be an indication of iron supplementation. Blood tests also help detect abnormal red blood cells causing hematological diseases such as sickle cell disease, Thalassemia ... in both pregnant women and fetuses.
Hepatitis B virus test : To determine whether a pregnant woman is infected with hepatitis B virus or not to minimize the possibility of transmitting the disease to the baby in the womb by vaccinating against hepatitis B as soon as the baby is born. born.
Syphilis spirochete test: This is a spirochete that can infect the fetus in the 5th month of pregnancy, with serious consequences that can stop the growth of the fetus, premature birth and terminate the pregnancy. . In addition, there are a number of other viruses that also need to be tested to avoid dangerous infectious diseases, which are tests for Rubella virus, Cytomegalo...
HIV virus test: This is one of the blood tests needed. do the most for women, right before deciding to get pregnant. If you are pregnant with HIV, you should see your treating doctor for advice on finding an appropriate treatment.

4. Can a blood test during pregnancy detect HIV?

HIV/AIDS testing for pregnant and pre-pregnancy women is critically important, especially for mitigating the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. Since the HIV virus can be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy and delivery, this type of blood test is required in almost all pregnancies.
Some mothers during pregnancy do not equip themselves with sufficient knowledge about reproductive health or because of subjective psychology, they cannot detect that they are infected with HIV, so they do not conduct blood tests for HIV virus. and treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS.
This increases the incidence of the disease of the century more and more. The HIV virus can be passed from mother to baby in utero, during childbirth, and even after childbirth, so having a blood test for HIV during pregnancy is really important in detecting HIV. control HIV/AIDS. Women should voluntarily go to reputable medical facilities to perform this test.
Blood test during pregnancy is considered an economic, convenient and easy-to-implement clinical method to check, evaluate and monitor the health status of pregnant mothers as well as the growth and development of pregnant women. development of the child in the womb. In addition to detecting abnormal problems such as blood disorders, hepatitis B virus infection, etc., a blood test during pregnancy also helps to screen for HIV infection, avoiding further spread of this dangerous social disease. .

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