Antenatal Care Flashcards
What is the leading cause of direct maternal death? How long are women at risk of this?
thrombosis/thromboembolism
From start of pregnancy, up to 6 weeks after giving birth
What does ‘cause of direct maternal death’ refer to?
Cause of death that is a direct effect of pregnancy
Other than thrombosis, what is another leading cause of mortality during pregnancy?
Obstetric haemorrhage
What are the criteria to define major obstetric haemorrhage?
Blood loss >= 2500ml
OR blood transfusion >=5 units of RBC
Should the benefits of the flu vaccine be promoted to pregnancy women? Why/why not?
Yes - to women at any stage
What questions should you ask a pregnant woman about their mental health?
Past or present severe mental health illness incl: schizophrenia bipolar disorder Psychosis Depression
Whether they experienced these postnatally (if prior birth)
Previous treatment by psychiatrist/specialist mental health team (incl. inpatient)
FHx of perinatal mental illness
When does the booking appointment generally occur?
10 weeks
What things usually occur at booking?
MOST IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT
Obstetric history
Risk assessment and planning of care - incl. lifestyle (eg. high risk/low risk pregnancy), BMI, CO2 levels checked. Direct to appropriate care (midwife/GP-led or obstetrician-led)
Calculate EDD
Book dating scan
Ensure access to all maternity services - EPAU, MAC
Offer/gain informed consent for antenatal screening
First antenatal bloods
Complete medical, obstetric, social, mental health assessment
Help determine safe-place for birth
Health education advice - flu-vaccine, folic acid, vit D, smoking cessation, diet
What does EDD stand for?
Expected date of delivery
How can you work out the EDD using LMP?
If first day of last menstrual period is known and she has a normal menstrual cycle
LMP + 7/7 + 9/12
(eg. LMP 21/8/11 EDD 28/05/12)
How is EDD worked out accurately?
Dating scan
When is a dating scan done?
10-13 wks + 6days
How many antenatal appointments would a woman who has had children before have? Which weeks should they ideally be seen on? (EXCLUDING SCANS)
8
Booking (10), 16, 28, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 41 weeks
How many antenatal appointments would a woman who has had NO children before have? Which weeks should they ideally be seen on? (EXCLUDING SCANS)
10
Booking (10), 16, 25, 28, 31, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 41
What is the leading cause of INDIRECT maternal death?
Cardiac disease
What is the leading cause of late maternal deaths?
suicide
What is eclampsia?
Fit or convulsion (following pre-eclampsia)
Which things might be measured in the antenatal assessment?
General maternal well being
BP
Urinalysis
Foetal movements
FHR
Measure and plot symphysis-fundal height
Fundal heigh-symphysis pubis
Which blood tests are routinely done at booking?
FBC Haemopglobinopathies Blood group and antibody screen HIV Hepatitis B Syphilis
What different scans are/can be done?
Dating scan
Combined screening - nuchal translucency
Anomaly USS-20 weeks
Fetal assessment and growth scan
What is the combined test?
Nuchal translucency
Beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin
Pregnancy-Associated plasma protein-A
When should the combined test be offered?
11 weeks + 0 days - 13 weeks and 6 days