# Postpartum Panel

> Postpartum blood and urine testing covering blood count, iron, thyroid and metabolic markers.

- For: After giving birth, 18+
- Price: $100.75 for the 15 tests everyone gets.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Preparation: Fast for at least 12 hours before your blood draw. Water is fine. Skip food and other drinks, including coffee and tea.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?panels=postpartum&ref=assistant

## Why it matters

Supports postpartum assessment alongside blood-pressure checks and mood screening. Any needed post-GDM glucose tolerance testing is arranged separately.

## Tests everyone gets (15)

- Complete Blood Count (CBC) With Differential
- Metabolic Panel (14), Comprehensive
- Hemoglobin (Hb) A1c
- Iron and Total Iron-binding Capacity (TIBC)
- Ferritin
- Lipid Panel
- Thyroid Cascade Profile
- Prolactin
- Urinalysis, Complete With Microscopic Examination With Reflex to Urine Culture, Routine
- Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy
- Thyroglobulin Antibody
- Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibodies
- Triiodothyronine (T3), Free
- Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH) and Free T4
- Thyrotropin Receptor Antibody, Serum

## Tests that depend on the person

- Protein and Creatinine, Random Urine: Only with high blood pressure or other warning signs after birth. Not included in order links.

## Add individual tests

Add Labcorp codes to the same link, such as ferritin: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?panels=postpartum&tests=004598&ref=assistant

Find codes: https://app.picardo.health/labs/search.md?q={test name}

## About ordering

A licensed physician reviews every order before any test is run, and results arrive in the person's Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.