Antenatal Care Flashcards
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Define gestational age
Duration of pregnancy from the date of the LMP
Define gravida
Total number of pregnancies a woman has had
Define Para
Number of times the woman has given birth after 24 weeks gestation
Regardless of whether the fetus was alive or stillborn
First trimester
up to 12 weeks gestation
Second trimester
13 - 26 weeks gestation
Third trimester
27 weeks gestation
When does the woman attend a booking clinic?
Ideally before 10 weeks
When is the dating scan?
Between 10 and 13+6
For an accurate gestational age from the CRL
When is the anomaly scan?
Between 18 and 20+6 weeks
Women at risk of gestational diabetes have an oral glucose tolerance test at what date?
24-28 weeks gestation
When are anti-D injections given in rhesus negative women?
28 and 34 weeks
What 6 things are covered in routine antenatal appointments?
Symphasis-fundal height (>24wks onwards)
Fetal presentation (>36 wks onwards)
Urine dipstick for proteinurea (pre-eclampsia)
Blood pressure (pre-eclampsia)
Urine for MC&S for asymptomatic bacteriuria
What two vaccines are offered to all pregnant women?
Pertussis (whooping cough) from 16 weeks gestation
Influenza (if in season)
What dose of folic acid should be taken to reduce risk of neural tube defects?
400 micrograms
Ideally prior to conception to at least 12 weeks
What dose of Vit D should be taken during pregnancy?
400 IU daily
How should you position seatbelts during pregnancy?
Above and below the bump i.e. not across it
Why should pregnant women avoid unpasteurised diary or blue cheese?
Risk of listeriosis
Why should pregnant women avoid undercooked or raw poultry?
Risk of salmonella
What can alcohol consumption result in during pregnancy? (especially in the first 3 months)
Fetal alcohol syndrome
What features result in fetal alcohol syndrome?
Microcephaly Thin upper lip Smooth flat philtrum Short palpebral fissure Learning difficulties Behavioural problems
What two things can result from smoking in pregnancy?
Fetal growth restriction (FGR)
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
In a single uncomplicated pregnancy, what gestational age can a pregnant lady fly?
37 weeks
But need a note from a midwife/GP/obstetrician
What are taken as part of the “booking bloods”?
- Blood group, antibodies and rhesus D status
- Full blood count for anaemia
- Screening for thalassaemia (all women) and sickle cell disease (women at higher risk)
- Offered HIV/Syphilis/Hep B screening
Pregnant women at risk of fetal growth restriction require what?
Additional growth scans