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What are blood tests used for during pregnancy?
More than a simple procedure, blood tests first confirm a woman’s pregnancy. Throughout pregnancy, they are used to detect many diseases that could affect the health of the woman and that of the baby. Here are all the diseases that can be detected in blood tests during the 9 months of pregnancy for you.
The diseases detected
In general, the purpose of blood tests during pregnancy is to detect diseases that may cause harm to the fetus. These diseases are mainly toxoplasmosis, rubella and syphilis. The control of RAI is also privileged during the 9 months of gestation.
During the 1is month of pregnancy, you can be screened for hepatitis B or C and AIDS during blood tests. During the 3th months, the tests will show you the level of your red blood cells. You can also take the opportunity to detect the presence of trisomy 21. It is around the 4thth months that the tests will show whether or not you have gestational diabetes. A hepatitis B screening is repeated during the 6th month of pregnancy. If the blood test shows a positive result, the baby must be immunized from birth. During the 7th, 8th and 9th month, a final blood test which will be used to detect the presence of toxoplasmosis, rubella… remains to be done.
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