130. Mandatory?

28 weeks gestation, just entering the last third (trimester) of pregnancy: time for a final set of blood tests, screening for anemia, bladder infections, and diabetes.

Now 31 weeks, Rhonda feels a little guilty about having failed to have this done, writing in an email:

"I apologize I forgot abouty lab work that you ordered.  Are those labs mandatory? Being that im scared of needles if the labs aren't mandatory, can I not do them?"

I replied, also by email,  that nothing is mandatory (was I a little condescending when I said that?), but there are reasons for the blood tests, looking for treatable conditions that pose a risk to mom and baby.