Integration day stuff Flashcards
Pregnancy checks
Blood pressure
FBC
Rhesus D status and antibody screen
Haemoglobinopathies
Ultrasound
Oral glucose in high risk groups
Pregnancy checks
Blood pressure
FBC
Urinalysis
Rhesus D status and antibody screen
Haemoglobinopathies
Ultrasound
Oral glucose in high risk groups
Ultrasound checks for baby
Viability - 6 weeks
Dating
Combined screening
all done before 14 weeks
What is combined screening used for?
Chromosomal abnormalities - nuccal thickness
95% accurate
Risk assessment when use
Vulnerbale mothers
Risk to self or others
MDT meeting - holistiic, shared decision making
What can sertraine cause in baby?
Persistent pulmonary hypertension
Withdrawal in baby
High risk mental health refer in pregnancy
Bipolar
Schizophrenia
Fmaily history of these esp related to pregnancy
Post natal risk factors that increase mental health
Lack of sleep
Stress of new responsibility
Physiological changes
Social isolation from normal life/routine
What medications for mental health are safe in pregnancy?
None - transplacental transfer
Breast feeding - if dont then withdrawal
Contraindicated mental health medications in pregnancy
Sodium valproate
Conditions for taking soidum valproate
Long term refractory bipolar
Long term contraception in place
Yearly check ups
Slight contraindication in pregnancy mental health
Lithium
Carbamazipine
New generation antipsychotics
What thoughts can be normal and not qualify as a depressive episode?
Suicidal, harming the baby
Low self esteem
What mental health condition can often occur after pregnancy and pose risk to baby and mother?
Depression and psychosis
What is quite safe in pregnancy?
ECT
SSRIs