LES 9 : ANTENATAL CARE
1. NICE (=NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE)
1.1 NICE CLINICAL GUIDELINE
1. Lifestyle considerations
Recommendation vitamin D: 10ug/day
- Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding
Woman at great risk :
South Asian
African
Carribean
Woman with limited exposure of sunlight
Pre-pregnancy BMI above 30kg/m2
2. Screening for gestational diabetes
Risk factors:
BMI >30
Previous macrosomic baby 4,5kg or above
Previous gestational diabetes
Family history of diabetes
1.2 WOMAN-CENTERED CARE AND INFORMED DECISION-MAKING
1.2.1 ANTENANTAL INFORMATION
First contact Folic acid supplementation
Food hygiene
- Risk of foodacquired infections
Lifestyle advice
Antenatal screening
- Hb
- Screening Down
10 weeks How baby develops
Nutrition and diet
- Vit or antenatal screening D
Pelvic floor exercises
Place of birth
Breastfeeding
- Including workshops
Discussion of all antenatal screening
Discussion of mental health issues
16 weeks Discuss and record the results of all screening test
Investigate a heamoglobine level
- Below 11g/100ml = iron supplementation
Measure blood pressure
Test urine for proteinuria
Information
20 weeks Ultstrasound scan
- Detection of structural anomalies
! Placenta found to extend across the internal cervical?
Other scan at 32 weeks
25 weeks Measure
, (for nulliparous - symphysis-fundal height
women) - blood pressure
- urine for proteinuria
Information
28 weeks Second screening
- Anaemia
- Atypical red-cell alloantibodies
Investigate for heamoglobin level
- Below 10,5/100ml = iron supplementation
Offer anti-D prophylaxis (rhesus-negative women)
Measure
- Blood pressure
- Urine for proteinuria
- Symphysis-fundal height
information
31 weeks measure
- blood pressure
(for nulliparous
- urine for proteinuria
women)
- symphysis-fundal height
information
discuss and record results of screening at 28 weeks
34 weeks information and antenatal classes
- preparation for labour and birth, recognition of active
labour
second dose of anti-D (rhesus-negative women)
measure
- blood pressure
- test urine
- symphysis-fundal height
information
36 weeks breastfeeding information
preparation of labour and birth
- including information about coping with pain in labour
- birth plan
recognition of active labour
care of the new baby
newborn screening test and vitamin K prophylaxis
awareness of ‘baby blues and postnatal depression’
measure
- blood pressure
- symphysis-fundal height
- position of baby
40 weeks measure
- blood pressure
(for nulliparous
- test urine for proteinuria
women)
- symphysis-fundal height
information
- including discussion about options for prolonged pregnancy
41 weeks should be offered
- membrane sweep
- induction of labour
1.3 PROVISION AND ORGANISATION OF CARE
1. Frequency of antenatal appointments
10 appointments = nulliparous women
7“ = parous women
written information about number, timing and content of antenatal appointments
2. Gestational age management