What are the routine tests and procedures?

The routine tests and procedures done during prenatal visits include: urine or blood test at your first visit, pelvic exam to determine the size of your pelvis and a Pap test of the cervix (usually done only very early in the pregnancy), physical exam including a breast exam, calculation of the gestational age of the baby, measurement of your height, weight and blood pressure, tests of a sample of your urine to look for bacteria, measurement of the height of the fundus (top of your uterus), determination of the size and position of your baby, test of a sample of your urine to look for bacteria in the urine, blood tests to check for anemia, blood tests to check for diabetes when you are 28 weeks pregnant, blood tests for blood type and RH antibodies and to see if you are immune to rubella (a type of measles), blood test for sexually transmitted infections, cultures of cells from your cervix to test for infection, blood test for hepatitis, skin test for tuberculosis, cultures of swabs of the vagina and rectum to test for Group B streptococcus in the 35th and 37th weeks of pregnancy, examination of your ankles and lower legs for swelling.