Pregnancy urine test results chart

Will I have a urine test at each prenatal visit?

Maybe.

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Practices vary a lot from office to office, and your provider will be testing for different things at different points in pregnancy.

Your doctor or midwife will likely ask you for a urine sample at your first prenatal visit and send it to a lab for a complete urinalysis and possibly culture (to check for bacteria).

Some providers will continue to ask for a urine sample at each prenatal visit (or once a trimester), and they'll usually test it by dipstick right in the office.

Others won't ask for a sample again unless you're having symptoms that would warrant a urine test.

How to take a pregnancy urine test

You'll be given a specimen cup and an antiseptic wipe and sent to the restroom to produce a urine sample.

Here's what to do for the best results:

• Wash your hands.
• With clean fingers, separate your labia and clean your vulva (the outer part of your genitalia) from front to back with the wipe.
• Urinate for a few secon
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