The whole key to the management of the newborn infant lies in a proper assessment of the baby at birth. This necessitates obtaining certain basic information in relation to two different individuals, the mother and the baby, and obtained in two completely different ways, by the history and by the physical examination.
HCG is a hormone secreted in pregnancy and detectable by blood test about day 8 to 10 after conception. Whether you are taking a home pregnancy test that uses urine or a blood pregnancy test from your doctor or midwife, the results will be based on measurements of this hormone â be it in your urine or blood. However, a blood test is more sensitive and can offer more information than a home urine test.
Home pregnancy tests detect the presence of hCG in your urine. Some home pregnancy tests are more sensitive than others. The more sensitive tests may be able to detect low levels of hCG as early as four days before your period is due, or seven days after conception. The sensitivity of a pregnancy test is described on the packaging as mIU/ml (milli-International Unit per millilitre).