Samples | Booking | Antenatal | Intra-partum | Immediately postpartum | Within 48 h postpartum | 6 weeks postpartum | Total Collections |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blood | 16 mL | 16 mL | 16 mL | 16 mL | 4 | ||
Urine | 20 mL | 20 mL | 20 mL | 20 mL | 4 | ||
Vaginal swabs | 4 swabs | 4 swabs | 2 | ||||
Cord blood | 16 mL | 1 | |||||
Placental tissue | 14 small pieces of tissue, membrane and cord | 1 | |||||
Newborn blood | 2–3 drops from heel stick ONLY if cord blood is not collected | 1 | |||||
Neonatal stool | Approximately 100 mg | 1a |