Testing for Pregnant Woman #6

While pregnancies bring about many exciting moments, mothers must also look to receiving the proper health. Getting tested periodically, for STDs and other infectious diseases is one of the many important health factors during pregnancy. Although this is so, many women do not get tested on a regular basis during pregnancy. In fact, many doctors conduct certain test during different trimesters of a woman's pregnancy. Some doctors even go as far as to only conduct test on certain women, depending on age, and other factors in which women may be at high risk for. Examples of these are seen in older women. Often times, it is these women whose babies are at a higher risk of having birth defects and other complications. In doing so, many younger and middle- aged woman are not always tested for every infectious disease. This leaves younger and middle-aged woman and their unborn vulnerable to many diseases. While some older women discover the health of their unborn during pregnancies, it is not until the baby is born that many younger and middle-aged woman discover that their child has contracted a disease or has a dis formality, due to the lack of testing. However, many doctors do conduct STD testing on a regular basis. This is very important, since the transmission of an STD or infectious disease can have a huge effect on the babies health. By staying informed with the health status of the mother and child, pregnant women learn the different health measures that they can take in order to better the health of themselves and the baby. Although doctors, conduct "basic" test on pregnant women, every women deserves to be tested on a monthly basis for "every" infectious disease and STD no matter the age or health status of the individual. Yes, this may seem like a long and strenuous project, but better to be safe than sorry.