Antenatal clinics Flashcards
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Maternal care package is given by
the family health bureau
ANC
Pre - PG screening service package given for newly married couples
- Marriage registrar invitation card
- Pre- PG/ Preconception screening tool
- BMI
- “Our best wishes for your blissfull home” booklet
- Booklet for healthcare workers
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Marriage registar invitation card
card to register in eligible family register. Even if the registrar doesn’t give, PHM should register newly married couples within 3/12 of marriage
ANC
Sessions for newly married couples Hx is done by
MOH, PHNS, PHM
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How many antenatal care sessions are held for newly married couples
Two sessions
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Pre- conception screening tool/ Hx includes
- Medical Hx
- Drug Hx
- Family Hx
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Nutritional problems
- Env risk factors
- Psychosocial Hx- Depression, violence
- Age
- Education
- Occupation- exposure to chemicals, heavy metals, sounds
- Consanguinity
- Gyn/ Obs Hx
- Smoking, alcohol, betel chewing, substance usage
- Exercise, hobbies
- Sanitary facilities at home
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Pre- conception screening tool is filled by
both wife and husband
ANC
Examination is also done on
both wife and husband
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Examination includes
- Weight
- Height
- BMI
- BP
- CVS
- Respi
- Abd
- CNS gross
- Breast
- General examination
ANC
Ix done
- blood sugar
- Hb
- +/- VDRL, Group & Rh (not routinely done)
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Mx of Antenatal care
- Go through pre- PG screening tool
- Family planning advice
- Happy married life advice
- If not had recieved Rubella MMR by PHM
- Health education
- PCST is handed back to the couple.
ANC
Registration in ANC happens on
- Walk- in to the ANC ( same day will be the booking visit)
- Home visit by the PHM - Provide a date for the booking visit
ANC
Pregnancy record varies from mother and PHM (T/F?)
True. It’s two different types of records
ANC
Pregnany record for the mother is known as the
H512
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Pregnany record is available in what languages
all three languages
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Primi mothers are marked in what colour in H512
Blue
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PG at risk is marked in what colour in H512
Red and documented in the space given in the H512
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Rubella should be given ideally
at least 1 month prior the conception
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Why is rubella vaccine important
to prevent congenital rubella syndrome
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What types of diseases should be normalized before conception
- DM
- HTN
- Epilepsy
- Anemia
- Hypothyroidism
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What steps should be taken before conception
- family planning
- give folic acid
- Rubella vaccine if not given
- Nutritional advice
- Normalize any non- communicable disease if any
- Meds might have to be altered
- Smoking/ alcohol cessation
- unity/ bond advice
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Besides rubella vaccine what other vaccine is given pre- PG in private sector
Chicken Pox usually given 3/ 12 prior PG
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STD screening
not routinely done in SL
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Genetic screening
not routinely done. But thalassemia screening done if its a high- risk condition
ANC
What areas are high risk for thalassemia
- Kurunegala
- Anuradhapura
ANC
Folic Acid Dose
1mg daily till the end of T1 ( first 12/52)
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Daily required dose of Folic Acid but the prescribed dose
daily requirement is 0.4mg but 1mg is prescribed daily because there are no 0.4mg pills in SL