The patient must present with a full bladder. 1  2hrs prior to the appointment, the patient should empty their bladder. 2  Over the next hour they should drink at least 1 litre of water. This allows time for the water to reach the bladder. 3  Do not go to the toilet until instructed by the Sonographer.
It is important to get the Rhogam shot if you are a negative blood type and your significant other is a postive. Negatuve blood type is a recessive trait, therefore its highly likely your baby will have a postivie blood type. A negative blood type means your blood cells lack a protien coating.
If maternal HBsAg status is positive: Give hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) plus hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hours of birth. Give 3 additional hepatitis B vaccine doses with single-antigen vaccine at ages 1, 2 to 3, and 6 months, or hepatitis B-containing combination vaccine (Pediarix) at ages 2, 4, and 6 months.