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PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IMPORTANT<\/strong> \u2013 Specimen labelling and delivery:
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  1. Ensure full first and last names and date of birth (dd\/mm\/yy) are clearly written on the specimen tube<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Ensure date and time of collection is written on the request form and specimen tube<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. It is important to take your urine specimen to your nearest Awanui Labs collection centre as soon as possible (within 2 hours); if there is a delay please keep the urine in the fridge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Almost 90%<\/strong> of midstream urine specimens from pregnant women are contaminated with vaginal cells and bacteria due to natural changes associated with pregnancy.
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    If possible, it is best to collect your midstream urine immediately after taking a shower<\/strong>, following the below instructions:
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    1. Wash your hands<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Have a plastic urine collection container ready<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Hold labia (lips of vagina) apart \u2013 important to reduce contamination of sample<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Pass a small amount of urine into the toilet \u2013 do not collect any of this 1st<\/sup> part of the urine<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Pass a small amount of urine into the collection container (the middle part of the urine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Pass remaining urine into toilet (last part of urine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Pull top off urine specimen tube<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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