Antenatal Assessment: absence of pregnancy complications

Question 1

First antenatal pregnancy

Answer 1

• confirm pregnancy, establish gestational age and due date -> uncertain gestation age confirm via ultrasound
• Clinical Assessment: height & weight, BMI
• FBC: note Hb, MCV (thalassemia or iron deficiency) and platelet count (thrombocytopenia)
• blood group & antibody screen: antibody screen should be repeated every pregnany
• Rubella antibody status, syphilis serology (TPHA or TPPA)
• MSU, Chlamydia, HIV, Hep B