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Prenatal Work-up Blood Bank
Test CodePRENAT
Includes
ABO, Rh, Antibody Screen (if screen is positive ab identification and possible ag typing will be performed.
Preferred Specimen
4 mL EDTA whole blood
Other Acceptable Specimens
4 mL whole blood in plain red top. Do not aliquot serum from cells unless specimen can not reach lab same day as collection.
Transport Container
Original collection vial
Transport Temperature
Ambient
Specimen Stability
8 hours ambient, 3 days refrigerated
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Collected in SST tube, gross hemolysis
Report Available
Same day