Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Antenatal Care in Pregnancy
- Why is structured care important?
- Recognise normal pregnancy
- minimal intervention
- Recognise where
specialist support
needed
- Aims of antenatal
care
- detect/ manage maternal conditions
- Prevent/ detect/ manage
fetal complications (IUGR,
preterm labour, anomalies)
- Prevent/ detect/ manage
maternal complications
(pre-eclampsia,
gestational diabetes)
- Assess maternal/ fetal wellbeing and
provide advice/ education on
pregnancy, health promotion, lifestyle
and parenting
- FIRST TRIMESTER
- First contact with healthcare professional
- Folic acid supplements
- Food hygiene i.e.
non-pasteurised milk, blue
cheese, pate and liver
- Lifestyle advice (SMOKING CESSATION)
- Advise on antenatal screening
- Booking appointment (by 10wks)
- History (G/ A/ R pathway)
- Examination (BMI, BP and urine)
- Investigations (infections, anaemia,
haemoglobinopathies, blood group,
Down's US)