22nd June 2026

A 31-year-old female doctor is pregnant with her first baby.

A 31-year-old female doctor is pregnant with her first baby. She is currently 28 weeks pregnant. This is her first pregnancy, and she has not had any complications or health issues. She always monitors her blood pressure as she is aware of the risks of pre-eclampsia. Her blood pressure has been around 115/75 throughout her pregnancy. Today she woke up with symptoms of dysuria and decided to dip her urine.

The results of the urine dipstick are below:

Leu neg

Nitrites neg

Urobilinogen neg

Protein 1+

PH 5

Blood neg

Specific gravity 1

Ketones neg

Bilirubin neg

Glucose neg

How would you manage this lady? She has no other symptoms and is otherwise well.