Antenatal Care Flashcards
What vitamin should all women have in pregnancy and breastfeeding and at what dose
Vitamin D 10mcg
Ideally when should screening for sickle and thalassaemia be done by
10 weeks
What screening for downs screening is offered and when
Combined screening at 11-13+6
Triple or quad screening at 15-20 weeks if:
Combined missed
Unable to measure NT on USS
When should booking occur by
Ideally 10 weeks
How many anc appointments should low risk women get
Nulliparous 10
Multiparous 7
When and how should gestational age be assessed
USS CRL at 10-13+6
HC if CRL >84mm
How is listeriosis avoided
Pasteurised or UHT milk
No ripe/soft cheese
No pate inc vegetable pate
No uncooked/undercooked ready meals
How is salmonella avoided
Raw/partially cooked eggs
Raw/partially cooked meat
What is 1 unit of alcohol
How much can you have in pregnancy
1/2 pint, 1 shot
Small wine = 1.5 units
No more than 1-2 weekly
How should seatbelts be applied
Above and below the bump not over it
When should N&V resolve
16-20 weekdays
What is considered normal Hb
Booking 110
28 week 105
When should sickle and thalassaemia screening be done as routine
Feral prevalence >1.5 cases per 10,000 pregnancies
Otherwise family origin questionnaire can be used
Or if MCV <27 picograms
What at the anomaly scan should print referral for an FMU scan
NT >6mm
>2 soft markers
When should a placental localisation scan be done
At 32 weeks only if the placenta covered the int os at the anomaly