Antenatal care in the uncomplicated pregnancy

Question 1

How is gestational age calculated?

Answer 1

CRL from the gestational USS

Question 2

When should CRL NOT be used to calculate gestational age?

Answer 2

If CRL >84mm

Question 3

What should be used to calculate gestational age if the CRL can not be used?

Answer 3

Head circumference

Question 4

How many antenatal appointments should a nulliparous woman, with an uncomplicated pregnancy, have?

Answer 4

10

Question 5

How many antenatal appointments should a mulliparous woman, with an uncomplicated pregnancy, have?

Answer 5

7

Question 6

What is the standard dose of folic acid?

Answer 6

400 micrograms

Question 7

What foods are high in vitamin A, and thus should be avoided in pregnancy?

Answer 7

Liver and liver-based products

Question 8

What are the possible effects of vitamin A on pregnancy?

Answer 8

Teratogenic effects

Question 9

When should anaemia be tested for in pregnancy?

Answer 9

At first contact or booking, and then again at 28 weeks

Question 10

By when should booking have occurred?

Answer 10

10 weeks

Question 11

When does N+V tend to resolve by in pregnancy?

Answer 11

16-20wks