First Trimester of Pregnancy - Laboratory Investigations

Laboratory investigations

The followings investigations will be done once during this trimester, preferably in the first visit Blood investigations include

• Hemoglobin (indicates anemia)
• Blood grouping and typing
• VDRL (test to detect syphilis)
• ELISA (test to detect HIV) 
• Urine investigations
• Urine albumin
• Urine sugar (indicates diabetes)
• Any pus cells (indicates infection)