Maternal medicine

Question 1

What is the incidence of PE in pregnant women in the UK?
a) 1.5 per 10,000 maternities
b) 1.5 per 10,000 births
c) 1.3 per 10,000 maternities
d) 1.3 per 100,000 maternities
e) 2.0 per 10,000 births

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Regarding PE in pregnancy
a) the risk is higher in the second trimester
b) risk is 9 times higher than in non-pregnant women
c) Heritable thrombophilias account for 15% of PEs in pregnancy
d) Women are 5 times more at risk postpartum than antenatally
e) mortality is lower in obese women

Answer 2

a) risk increases with GA
b) RR in pregnant is 4-5 times higher than non-pregnant
c) account for 20-50%
d) True. RR 5x the antenatal risk
e) false. 60% of deaths between 2003 and 2008 were obese

D