Antenatal Care Flashcards
What action should be taken if a woman presents with reduced fetal movements & no FH can be detected on Doppler?
Ultrasound scan
What is the general incidence of GBS disease?
0.5 per 1000
At what gestation is ionising radiation most dangerous to the fetus, in terms of FGR?
3-10/40
At what gestation is the greatest risk of ionising radiation, in terms of teratogenicity?
10-17/40
What are the rates of pregnancy loss with appendicitis in pregnancy?
1.5% of simple
6% of peritonitis
36% of perforated
What is the proportion of breech presentations at 28/40?
20%
What is the rate of congenital CMV with primary CMV infection in pregnancy?
30-40%
What level of spinal cord injury is associated with autonomic dysreflexia?
T6 & above
What are the major risk factors for pre-eclampsia?
- Hypertensive disease in previous pregnancy
- Chronic kidney disease
- Autoimmune disease
- Type 1 or 2 diabetes
- Chronic hypertension
What are the moderate risk factors for pre-eclampsia?
- Primiparity
- Age ≥ 40
- Pregnancy interval > 10 years
- BMI ≥ 35 at 1st visit
- Family Hx of PET
- Multiple pregnancy
What are the absolute contraindications to ECV?
- CS required for another reason
- APH within last 7 days
- Abnormal CTG
- Major uterine anomaly
- Ruptured membranes
- Multiple pregnancy (except 2nd twin)
What are the relative contraindications to ECV?
- SGA fetus with abnormal Doppler
- Pre-eclampsia
- Oligohydramnios
- Major fetal anomalies
- Scarred uterus
- Unstable lie
How long can cervical cerclage prolong pregnancy?
5 weeks
How should VTE risk be managed in protein S deficiency?
Involve haematology
At what gestation should ECV be offered?
36/40 nulliparous
37/40 multiparous
What is the rate of worsening of spasticity in pregnancy for patients with spinal cord injury?
10-15%
What is the rate of GBS disease if GBS in current pregnancy?
2 per 1000
What conditions are associated with low PAPP-A in 1st trimester?
- Spontaneous miscarriage
- Gestational hypertension
- Pre-eclampsia
- Low birthweight
- Preterm delivery
What conditions are associated with low β-hCG in the 1st trimester?
- Spontaneous miscarriage
- Low birthweight
What conditions are associated with raised AFP in the 2nd trimester?
- Fetal growth restriction
- Placental abruption
- Fetal demise after 24/40
- Preterm delivery
- Spontaneous miscarriage
What conditions are associated with raised β-hCG in the 2nd trimester?
- Preterm delivery
- Gestational hypertension
- Pre-eclampsia
- Fetal demise after 24/40
- Fetal growth restriction
What conditions are associated with raised inhibin-A in the 2nd trimester?
- Preterm delivery
- Gestational hypertension
- Pre-eclampsia
- Fetal demise after 24/40
- Fetal growth restriction
What conditions are associated with low unconjugated estrodiol in the 2nd trimester?
- Oligohydramnios
- Fetal demise after 24/40
- Low birthweight
- Spontaneous miscarriage
What maternal serum markers are associated with spontaneous miscarriage?
- Low PAPP-A
- Low β-hCG
- Raised AFP
- Low estradiol