# Postpartum Panel

> A one-time recovery check after birth covering blood count, iron stores, kidney and liver function, glucose, thyroid, cholesterol, B12, folate and vitamin D.

- For: After giving birth, 18+
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: $55.00 for the 8 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

Best taken 6–12 weeks after delivery, alongside blood-pressure checks and mood screening, which the labs do not replace.
Normal results need no repeat; only a result that is off is followed up. After gestational diabetes, the glucose tolerance test is arranged separately with your clinician.

## Tests everyone gets (8)

- Complete Blood Count (CBC) With Differential
- Ferritin
- Metabolic Panel (14), Comprehensive
- Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH) and Free T4
- Triiodothyronine (T3), Free
- Lipid Panel
- Vitamin B12 and Folates
- Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy

## Tests that depend on the person

- Iron and Total Iron-binding Capacity (TIBC): Only after heavy bleeding, a low blood count at discharge, or with anemia symptoms. Not included in order links.
- Hemoglobin (Hb) A1c: Only from 12 weeks after birth. Not included in order links.
- Protein and Creatinine, Random Urine: Only after high blood pressure or preeclampsia in pregnancy, or with high blood pressure or leg swelling now. 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

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

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their 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.