Recommended tests while pregnant

Pregnancy week

Types of tests

Location

Notes

Pregnancy planning

Health Bureau / Family Health Station

Free

Pre-pregnancy and at the beginning

Medical center sampling station

For Leumit silver and gold members.
Involved in deductible.

For more information about eligibility on the subject (in |Hebrew) -
genetic screening consultation for pregnancy - Genometer

Types of tests

You can follow up with the clinic nurse

A nurse at the medical center

Blood pressure, weight, urine for protein and sugar, edema test and training

During pregnancy until week 36 once a month
(recommended in weeks 6, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 34, 36)

Types of tests

Medical center sampling station

Blood tests: blood count, blood type, RH, antibody screening, tests for infectious jaundice, sugar levels when fasting, urine for general and culture

Week 8 – 6

For more information about eligibility on the subject -
obstetrical ultrasound - first trimester

Gynecologist/institutes approved by Leumit

Ultrasound to check the gestational age, the number of fetuses, and fetal heartbeat detection

Week 10 – 6

For Leumit silver and gold members.
Involved in deductible.

For more information about eligibility, fetal DNA testing - NIPT

Placental cyst examination (according to medical indications)

Fetal DNA test
NIPT - Noninvasive Prenatal Test

Week 10 and onwards

Included in health package for a multiple pregnancy.
For single pregnancy: Leumit silver and gold members - involves a deductible.

For more information about eligibility on the subject -
Nuchal Transparency

Institutes approved by Leumit

Ultrasound for nuchal transparency

Week 11 – 14

The biochemical screening test - first trimester

Week 11 – 14

Types of tests

Institutes approved by Leumit

Ultrasound for early system review

Week 16 – 14

Involves a deductible

Medical center sampling station

Triangular/ Quadrilateral ("fetal protein") discrimination test. A screening test to detect defects in the fetal neural canal and to estimate the advanced risk of Down syndrome.

As part of the health package - free of charge for women over the age of 35 or those at high risk according to the results of a fetal protein test.
Under the age of 35 (without medical indications) - for Leumit silver and gold members: with a deductible of NIS 401 or reimbursement of up to 80% of the costs, through Leumit's pregnancy package.

For more information - Amniocentesis

Institutes approved by Leumit

Amniocentesis (according to medical indications)

Week 16 and onwards

Obstetrician follow-up

Week 18-20

Gynecologist / Leumit institutes

Ultrasound scan for systems review

For Leumit silver and gold members.
Involves a deductible.

For more information about eligibility on the subject -
late system review

Institutes approved by Leumit / private unless medically instructed otherwise

Ultrasound examination Extended systems review

Medical center sampling station

For all women - 50 g sugar loading test. 100 g sugar test for women, according to the medical prescription

Gynecologist

Obstetrician follow-up

Week 26-28

Medical Center

Blood test for RH negative antibodies. If there are no antidotes, you should receive an anti-D injection at week 28 (and receive this injection after every invasive test)

whooping cough vaccine

Week 27-36

Types of tests

whooping cough vaccine

Week 27-36

Gynecologist

Obstetrician follow-up

Week 30-36

Ultrasound examination to assess the weight, growth and position of the fetus

GBS test (group B streptococcus), depending on the attending physician’s decision

Week 35-37

Included in health package

Gynecologist/Institutes approved by Leumit

Ultrasound examination to assess the weight, growth and position of the fetus

Medical center sampling station

Blood count

Week 40

Excess pregnancy monitoring

After week 40