What you can expect at each of your doctor's visits every time during your pregnancy is the following: They will check your weight, check your blood pressure, ask if you have any changes in the way you feel and baby movement, check your urine to see if you have any signs of diabetes, and later in your pregnancy they will check the baby’s movement and they also always check the baby’s heartbeat.
The Prenatal testing is used for the following reasons: detection of health or illness for the pregnant mother and the baby, if the mother and father want to know, the screening can also tell the baby's gender, weight gain and size of the growing fetus as well as and position of the baby in uteri. The testing also helps to screen and for and genetic abnormalities, chromosomal issues and if they baby has a deformation. One test which is done early on is to check the fetus’ blood type and to check the Rh factor,
The urine sample is for testing to see if you have gestational diabetes, as well as to test for infection. The blood tests also check for exposure to other diseases which include chickenpox and measles. Another test which is performed with the blood work is to check your iron count.