Antenatal Obstetrics 1 Flashcards
Aims of antenatal care?
- Identify mothers who need medical attention
- Detect + manage pre-existing maternal disorders, comps of pregnancy, foetal comps, and others that may affect pregnancy outcome
- Detect congenital foetal probs if requested
- Plan with the mother the circumstances of delivery
- Provide education and advice about lifestyle & minor symptoms of pregnancy
Antenatal appointments of multiparous woman?
- 7 antenatal appointments for multiparous
o Booking (ideally by 10wks) then seen at 16, 28, 34, 36, 38 & 41 weeks
Antenatal appointments of nulliparous woman?
- 10 antenatal appointments for nulliparous
o Booking (ideally by 10wks) then seen at 16, 25, 28, 31, 34, 36, 38, 40 & 41 weeks
Who is in charge of antenatal care?
Seen by midwives which manage care, call in obstetricians if risks or specific needs are identified
What does a booking visit consist of?
- Full obstetric history
- Examination
- Tests
- Screening
- Determining Risk
- Advice
Information needed from full obstetric history at booking visit?
o Planned pattern of care
o EDD - LMP + 7/7 + 9/12 = EDD (e.g LMP: 21.8.11 EDD: 28.05.12) then dating USS (10-13wks +6days)
o Particularly FH of diabetes, hypertension, foetal abnormalities, inherited disease or twins
o Concurrent illness, risk assess for VTE and if high risk – refer to obstetrics
o Is GDM a risk?
Screen at 28 weeks if BMI>30, previous baby >4.5kg, 1st degree relative diabetic, family origin from area at high risk of diabetes
If previous GDM, screen at 16 and 28 weeks
o Past mental illness – assessment with prenatal mental health team
o Women born outside UK
o Unsupported women - Ask about domestic violence, substance abuse, healthy start vitamins (folic acid, vitamins C & D are free to some on healthy start scheme)
Examinations performed at booking visit?
o Check heart, lungs, BP, weight (BMI), abdomen
o Is smear needed? Varicose veins?
Routine screening tests performed at booking visit? When is chlamydia screened for? When is a CXR or Mantoux needed?
o Blood glucose
o Blood (opt out tests) - FBC (Hb), Blood group/antibody screen, Haemoglobinopathies (sickle cell or thalassaemia), Syphilis, HepB, HIV
o Urinalysis & culture for asymptomatic bacteruria
o Women <25 – encourage screening for chlamydia
o CXR and Mantoux – if from area endemic with TB or TB contact
Screening performed at booking visit?
o Screening for chromosomal and structural abnormalities offered at booking visit
Dating scan also confirms EDD
Risk assessment done at booking visit?
o High risk need to directed to relevant clinics (miscarriage clinic, joint endocrine clinic, child protection concerns, teenage pregnancy, Leeds addiction unit
General advice at booking visit?
All meds avoided in 1st trimester.
Diet well balanced- at least 2500calories
Folic acid supplementation (0.4mg folic acid daily) while trying to conceive + for at least 12 weeks during preg
Vit D- (Asian) women- less sunlight exposure
Dental check-up and exercise.
VTE risk decreased by good hydration, low dose of aspirin or heparin if high risk of VTE
Maternity pay is for up to 26wks
Alcohol advice at booking visit?
max of 1 drink/day. <15units/week
incd alcohol: decd birthweight, decd child intelligence, fetal alcohol syndrome (growth restriction and neuro abn)
Smoking advice at booking visit?
Reduces fertility, Incd risk of miscarriage, placecntal abruption, preterm labour, IUGR and perinatal mortality
Drug use advice at booking visit?
Preterm labour and incd perinatal mortality and drug dependence in the neonate
Planning pregnancy care advice at booking visit?
Consultant led care - for high risk women. Led in hospital. GP + midwife + obstritician
Clinics (renal, hypertension, CV, mental health, haematology, bariatric, neurology, endocrine, young women clinics)
Community care: midwives and GP
Advice on MAC, EPAU services
Other advice at booking visit?
o Correct use of seat belts (above or below bump, not over)
o Antenatal classes, information on maternity benefits, including free dental care
o Usual exercise and travel OK up to 36 weeks – check with airline
Many require fit to fly letter beyond 32 weeks
o Intercourse OK if no vaginal bleeding
Details of the 11-13+6 week scans?
- Dating Scan +/- combined screening test for Down’s
How is dating scan performed?
o Crown-Rump length measured
When are women offered Down’s syndrome testing? What tests and when? What if thats not possible?
o All pregnant women offered (opt in) screening for Down’s syndrome (by end of 1st trimester 13+6)
o Combined test (11+0 – 13+6) should be offered.
Nuchal translucency
Beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (BhCG)
Pregnancy associated plasma protein A (PAPPA)
o When not possible to measure NT (due to fetal position or BMI) offer women serum screening (triple or quadruple test) between 15+0 and 20+0
Details of 16 week scan?
- Review results of all screening/blood tests o Investigate iron <11g/100ml and consider iron supplementation
- BP
- Urinalysis – test for protein
- Information on routine anomaly scans and information supported by antenatal classes
Details of scans at 18+0-20+6 weeks?
- Anomaly scan
- USS to detect structural abnormalities
o Reproductive choice (termination of pregnancy)
o Parents to prepare for any treatment/disability/palliative care/terminaton.
o Managed birth in a specialist centre - anomaly found, refer to obstetrician/foetal medicine
o Intrauterine therapy
- If placenta extends across internal cervical os, another scan at 32 weeks
Details of 25 week visit? When is this offered?
25 Weeks (Nulliparous)
- Measure and plot symphysis-fundal height (SFH)
- BP - Urinalysis – test for protein
- MATB1 Form
o Enabling a pregnant woman to claim Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) from her employer or Maternity Allowance (MA) from Job Centre
Details of 28 week visit?
28 Weeks
- Second screening for anaemia and atypical red-cell alloantibodies
o Investigate iron <10.5g/100ml and consider iron supplementation
- Offer anti-D prophylaxis (to Rh -ve women)
- BP, urinalysis, SFH
- MATB1 (multip)
- Ensure Breastfeeding checklist is completed
Details of 31 week visit and when is this offered?
31 weeks (Nulliparous)
- BP, SFH, urinalysis
- Discuss results of screening tests taken at 28 weeks, reassess planned pattern of care for pregnancy
Details of 34 week visit?
- Offer 2nd dose of Anti-D to rhesus-negative women
- BP, urinalysis, SFH
- Discuss results of screening tests taken at 28 weeks, reassess planned pattern of care for pregnancy
- Discuss bed sharing
Details of 36 week visit?
- BP, SFH, urinalysis
- Check position of baby
- For babies in breech position – offer external cephalic version (ECV)
What information should be discussed at 36 week visit?
o Discuss labour, birth and coping strategies (Birth Plan)
o Recognition of active labour
o Care of the new baby
o Breastfeeding information (including technique and good management practices that help women succeed)
o Vit K prophylaxis
o Newborn screening test
o Post-natal self care
o Awareness of ‘baby blues’ and postnatal depression.
o ECV should be offered if breech presentation
Details of 38 week visit?
- BP, SFH, urinalysis
- Information
o Arrange post dates appointment
o Options for management of prolonged pregnancy.
o Discuss IOL
Discuss membrane sweep (Multip)
Details of 40 week visit? When is this offered?
40 Weeks (nulliparous)
- BP, urinalysis, SFH
- Information
o Arrange post dates appointment
o Discuss IOL
o Discuss membrane sweep (Primip)
Details of 41 week visit?
41 Weeks (if woman hasn’t given birth)
- Membrane sweep
- Induction of labour offered and booked
- BP, SFH, urinalysis
Define gravidity?
- Total number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome
Define parity?
- Total number of pregnancies delivered over threshold of viability (24+0 weeks in UK)
- Twins count as 1
Tests used to screen for chromosomal abnormalities?
Screening Tests
Widely available, non-invasive, safe
Good detection rate
Provides a measure of risk of being affected by certain condition (e.g. 1 in 100)
If high risk, must have diagnostic tests
Diagnostics Tests
Often invasive
Definitively confirms or rejects diagnosis
Implications of disorder must be serious enough to warrant invasive test
When should Downs syndrome screening test be offered? Success?
- Pregnant women should be offered screening for the condition regardless of their age
- Opt in test
- Screening techniques must have a detection rate 85% and a false positive rate of <3%
When is Down’s syndrome combined test offered?
o Scan and blood test at 11 to 13+6 weeks.
How is Down’s syndrome combined test performed?
o Nuchal Translucency
USS of the subcutaneous tissue between the skin and the soft tissue overlying the cervical spine with the foetus in the neutral position.
Determines viability, dates, diagnoses multiple pregnancies
o A blood test measuring:
Pregnancy associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A)
Β-human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG)
Risk of Down’s syndrome in combined test expressed?
o Calculated by multiplying the background maternal age and gestation-related risk by a likelihood ratio derived from the NT measurement and the two blood tests.
o Risk of 1:150 or less is high risk (2% of women)
Offered pre-natal diagnosis
Advantages of Down’s syndrome combined test offered?
o Performance ~90% detection for 5% FPR
o May detect other abnormalities such as anenecephaly.
o An increased NT is also a marker for structural defects (e.g. cardiac malformations).
o Acceptable detection of all trisomies.