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Pregnancy At Any Age V1

Pregnant Women

Screening Recommendations at Any Age

  •  Blood type & Rh1
  • CBC10
  • Chlamydia and gonorrhea screening1, 5
  • Genetic screening:4
    • CF
    • Hemoglobinopathies
    • NIPS9
    • SMA
  • Glucose Tolerance Test1
  • Group B Strep10
  • Hepatitis B screening1
  • Hepatitis C screening10
  • HIV screening1, 5
  • Quantiferon TB Gold10
  •  Rubella screening10
  • Syphilis screening1, 7
  • Urinalysis10
  • Urine culture1

References:

12022 recommendations for Well-Woman Care Clinical Summary Tables. Women’s Preventive Services initiative. Available at https://www.womenspreventivehealth.org/wellwomanchart/.

22022 recommendations for Well-Woman Care - A Well-Women Chart. Women’s Preventive Services Initiative. Available at https://www.womenspreventivehealth.org/wellwomanchart/.

3Cervical Cancer Screening (Update) The American College of Obsteticians and Gynecologists. https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2021/04/updated-cervical-cancer-screening-guidelines.

4Carrier screening on the age of genomic medicine. Committee Opinion No. 690 American College of Obsteticians and Gynecologists. Obstst Gynecol 2017;129:e35-40

5Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at https://www.cdc.gov/std/prevention/screeningreccs.htm. Accessed December 14, 2020.

6Ladenson PW, Singer PA, Ain KB, Bagchi N, Bigos ST, Levy EG, et al. American Thyroid Association guidelines for detection of thyroid dysfunction [published erratum appears in Arch Intern Med 2001;161:284]. Arch Intern Med. 2000;160:1573-5. Available at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10847249/

7Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Syphilis - CDC Fact Sheet (Detailed), Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Dept. of Health and Human Services; 2017. https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis-detailed.htm; last updated: February 13, 2017.

8National Kidney Foundation: Quick Reference Guide on Kidney Disease Screening: Available at https://www.kidney.org/kidneydisease/siemens_hcp_ quickreference

9ACOG Practice Bulletin 226: Screening for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities. Obstet Gynecol 2021 Oct;136(4):e48-e69

10https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/routine-tests-during-pregnancy