Pregnancy Blood Tests

[1sttimeda]

Hi All,

1st time poster. My wife had her first scan last week and her first set of bloods. Everything looks ok in the U/S. Today she got a mail saying that there was a technical problem with her samples, and she has to go back for another sample to be collected, next Friday.

Is this normal?

It's probably just that they stuck the wrong labels on, wrong date / info on the labels or lost them. I'd say it's a problem at the hospital rather than a problem with the blood itself.
It's not normal, but it's happened to me a few times over the years

it sounds like an admin error rather than a medical issue. if they had spotted something wrong with the bloods, I think they would have you in to see a doctor without delay.

I had to go back a few weeks ago for one set of bloods to be redone as it had clotted before it got to the lab & they couldn't use it. Wasn't anything to worry about.

Most likely to be mis-labelling/wrong spelling .

I have had this happen in both pregnancies! Both seemed to be labelling problems - annoying but I don't think anything to be worried about, they would have told you otherwise (I would have thought)

Happens loads. A certain percentage of the samples in my trials turn up mislabelled, haemolysed etc. it's just the nature of biological samples, and human error.

Thanks all, It was just a simple case of samples going missing. Its amazing how the smallest little things worry you. Its a cliche i know but you really don't know the worry your parents go through, until you're in their position.

Thanks again to everybody for your support.