1. Antenatal Care
Hale T., O & G Yr-2 Resident,
Mekelle University,
College of Health Sciences, Dep't of OB-GYN
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3. • ANC
– Comprehensive medical and
psychosoical services provided to a
pregnant woman during the whole
antepartum period and for women
contemplating pregnancy
– Goal of ANC is “helathy mother, healthy
baby!”
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4. • Preconceptional care
– Assess health of mother and father
•Revise medical history
– DM, HTN, Seizure Consult MFM specialist
•Stop or change medications that can affect
pregnancy
– Weight adjustment
•BMI > 30 and BMI <20 related to bad
outcomes in pregnancy
– Loss or gain weight accordingly
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6. • Nutrition
– Calories
•25-35 kCal/kg, additional 300kCal/day
– Protien
•1.1 g/Kg/day
– Iron
•30 mg elemental iron per day
– Calcium
•100 mg daily from diet or suplemental
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7. – Folic acid
•400 to 1,000 g/d to prevent neural tube
defects
•For women with history of infant with neural
tube defect, recommended intake is 4 mg/d
– Fish
•Limit the fish intake to 12 oz/wk
– Vitamin A
•No more than 4,000 IU/d
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11. – Folic acid supplementation
– Infectious screen
•HBsAg, VDRL, RVI, Gonnorrhea and
Chlamydia, urinalysis and culture, PPD
– Immunity and vaccination
•Rubella and Varicella immune status
– Screen for genetic diseases
– Cystic fibrosis carrier screening
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12. – Aneuploidy screen
•First TM screening tests 10-13 weeks
– NTS, PAPP-A, free beta hCG
•Quad screen 15-20 weeks
– Inhibin-A, AFP, hCG, unconjugated estriol
•Integrated Screening
– the result of the first trimester test is withheld and
incorporated into a final overall risk assessment
•Sequential Screening
– the result of the first trimester screen is released to
the patient and provider.
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17. • Afirm the gestational age and
calculate the EDC
– If menses comes every more than 28 days
the GA and EDC is accordingly adjusted
– If the EDC calculated by ultrasound from
first trimester differes by more than 5-7
days take the one calculated from the
ultrasound
•2nd trimester 10 days, 3rd trimester 14 days
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19. • 1st ANC visit
– Take compelete obstetric history
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– This mother
» Has been 8 times pregnant
» Has delivered 4 babies at term
» Has delivered 3 preterm babies
» Has a total of 6 babies alive
– Previous obstetric history
•GA at delivery, weight, route, alive or dead
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21. • Life Style Modification
– Exercise
•Not necessary to limit
•Restrction in complications like preterm labor
– Coitus
•Does not pose harm to pregnancy
– Travel
•Air travel has no harmful effects on pregnancy
•In long flights – hydrated and move arround
every 2 hours
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23. – Substance use
•Smoking
– Avoiding smoking would decrease perinatal
mortality by 5%
•Alcohol
– No safe threshold during pregnancy
– Fetal alcohol syndrome
•Caffeine
– Spontaneous abortion if taken > 5 cups per day
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26. – Personal and social history
•Bad habits
•Violence
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30. – Physical Exam
•Look for any physiologic changes
•Weight
•Vitals
•Uterine size
– 20-34 weeks SFH well corelated with GA
– Empty bladder before measurement
– Important to determine fetal growth and amniotic
fluid volume grossly
– IUGR? Only 2/3rd of them can be picked up
•Pelvic exam
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31. – Fetal heart sound
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