Antenatal 1st Visit (Booking Bloods)

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Testing Laboratories

Counties Manukau | Middlemore Hospital
Waitematā | Northshore Hospital
Waitematā | Waitakere Hospital

Department

Haematology, Blood Bank, Immunology, Refer to Testing Lab link

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

AN1, HIV

Test Code (Numeric Code)

1550

Laboratory Handling

Sample Stability

Refer to individual tests

Associated Tests

Turnaround Time

1 day

Specimen Type

  • Serum
  • Whole Blood

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • Cross Match (Pink Cap)
  • EDTA (Lavender Cap)
  • SST II (Gold Cap)
Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

3.5

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • EDTA (Microtainer)
  • SST(Microtainer)
  • Cross Match (Pink Cap)
Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

0.5

Additional Specimen Information

Collect:
3 x SST (Apricot),
1 x EDTA (Purple), AND
1 x Blood bank EDTA (Pink) - include the NZBS form

Last updated: 20/10/2026