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6 tests · 25 parameters

Ante Natal Profile Rapid

The first-visit pregnancy screen: blood group, CBC, clotting time and rapid screens for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C

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Reports within
8 hours
Fasting
Not needed

What is in it

About this checkup

The screen done at the first antenatal visit: blood group with Rh typing, a complete blood count, a prothrombin time with INR, and rapid screens for three infections — HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Six tests, twenty-five numbers.

Each has a clear reason for being there. The Rh type decides whether anti-D injections will be needed during the pregnancy, which is a decision made once and acted on for nine months. The blood count establishes the haemoglobin baseline, since anaemia in pregnancy is both common and consequential. The prothrombin time checks that the blood clots normally, which matters for delivery and for any procedure along the way. The three infection screens matter because all three can pass to the baby, and knowing early changes how the pregnancy and the birth are managed.

This is a standard first-visit panel and your obstetrician will add to it as the pregnancy progresses.

Who it is for

Anyone at their first antenatal visit, usually in the first trimester. It is also the panel repeated at a booking visit if the pregnancy is being transferred to a new obstetrician and earlier reports are not available.

How often to repeat it

Once at booking. The blood count is repeated at intervals through the pregnancy, and your obstetrician sets the schedule. The blood group is done once and never needs repeating.

What it looks at25 parameters across 5 body systems

Blood

How well the blood carries oxygen and fights infection — counts, iron and haemoglobin

20
  • Haemoglobin
  • RBC count
  • Total WBC count
  • Platelet count
  • Haematocrit
  • MCV
  • MCH
  • MCHC
  • RDW
  • MPV
  • Neutrophils
  • Lymphocytes
  • Eosinophils
  • Monocytes
  • Basophils
  • Absolute neutrophil count
  • Absolute lymphocyte count
  • Absolute eosinophil count
  • ABO blood group
  • Rh (D) type

Infection

Whether a specific infection is present or was in the past — fever panels, hepatitis, HIV, and the screens done in pregnancy and before surgery

3
  • HIV 1 & 2 antibody
  • HBsAg
  • HCV antibody

Clotting

How readily the blood clots — checked before surgery and on blood thinners

2
  • Prothrombin time
  • INR

Liver

Whether the liver is working normally or under silent strain — enzymes, bilirubin and the proteins it makes

2
  • HBsAg
  • HCV antibody

Immunity, inflammation & allergy

Hidden inflammation, autoimmune activity and allergic sensitivity

1
  • Absolute eosinophil count

How to prepare

  • No fasting is needed for this panel.
  • Carry any earlier reports and your antenatal card to your next appointment along with this one.
  • Take your prescribed supplements — folic acid, iron — as usual, and tell the phlebotomist what you take, along with any blood thinner.

What it does not look at

This is the first-visit screen. A urine analysis, blood sugar and the syphilis test (VDRL) are not in it, and neither are the dating and anomaly scans, the double or triple marker, NIPT, the thyroid profile and the glucose tolerance test done later in pregnancy; your obstetrician arranges them.

Why take it

  • The Rh type changes the pregnancy plan: An Rh-negative mother needs anti-D at set points, and that decision rests on this one result.
  • Anaemia in pregnancy is common and worth treating early: The haemoglobin baseline is set now and followed through the trimesters.
  • Clotting matters at delivery: The prothrombin time and INR show whether the blood clots normally before it is ever tested by bleeding.
  • Three infections can pass to the baby: HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are each managed differently in pregnancy once the mother's status is known.
  • Rapid screens give an answer quickly: A reactive result is confirmed by a fuller test before any decision is made on it.

Questions about Ante Natal Profile Rapid

When in pregnancy should this be done?

At the first antenatal visit, usually in the first trimester. Earlier is better for all of it: the Rh type, the infection screens and the haemoglobin baseline all inform decisions made over the following months.

Why does the blood group matter so much?

If you are Rh negative and the baby is Rh positive, your immune system can make antibodies against the baby's blood, which affects this pregnancy and later ones. Anti-D injections prevent it entirely, and the whole plan depends on knowing the Rh type early.

What happens if one of the infection screens is positive?

A rapid screen that reads reactive is confirmed with a fuller test first. Your obstetrician then starts the steps that protect the baby, and all three infections are manageable in pregnancy when they are known about. This is the reason the screen is done at the first visit instead of later.

Do I need to fast?

No. Nothing in this panel needs fasting. The glucose tolerance test later in pregnancy is a different test with its own preparation.

Is this all the testing my pregnancy needs?

No, it is the first-visit screen. The scans, the marker tests, the thyroid profile and the glucose tolerance test come later at set weeks, and your obstetrician arranges them.

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What happens after you book

  1. A phlebotomist is assigned and reaches you in your chosen slot, as soon as the next hour
  2. The sample is collected with a sealed single-use kit and moved on a cold chain
  3. The report lands on WhatsApp and email within 8 hours

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