Introduction to antenatal care Flashcards
1
Q
In the provision of maternity care, what are the 7 themes of better births?
A
- Personalised care
- Safer care
- Continuity of care
- Better postnatal and perinatal mental healthcare
- Working across boundaries
- Multi-professional working
- Payment system
2
Q
Which tool was designed by the Perinatal Institute to provide mothers with an electronic maternity record?
A
MiApp (Mothers Information Application)
3
Q
What is meant by nulliparous?
A
A woman who has not given birth before
4
Q
When is the first antenatal (booking) appointment?
A
10 weeks of pregnancy
5
Q
When is Anti-D given?
A
28 weeks, if rhesus negative
6
Q
Why is Anti-D given?
How does it work?
A
To prevent Rh sensitisation
By destroying any fetal Rh-positive cells in the mother’s blood
7
Q
When is screening carried out for chromosomal abnormalities?
A
15 weeks
8
Q
How many weeks is pregnancy when fundal height is at the umbilicus?
A
24 weeks
9
Q
Fundal height measurements begins at which weeks?
A
26 - 28 weeks
