GP · pregnancy-and-reproductive-health

Antenatal shared care

Also known as Antenatal care · Shared antenatal care · Pregnancy care GP

GP-fellowship guide to antenatal shared care: the visit schedule and what happens at each, booking bloods, first-trimester screening choices with cfDNA trial numbers (AUC 0.999 vs 0.958; false positives 0.06% vs 5.4%), the 24-28-week OGTT, anti-D at 28/34 weeks for rhesus-negative women, folate for neural tube defect prevention from the MRC Vitamin Study (72% protective effect), pertussis vaccination at 20-32 weeks (96% effectiveness in the first two months of life) and influenza any trimester, nausea of pregnancy first-line doxylamine-pyridoxine, warning-sign triage for reduced fetal movements and bleeding, weight gain by BMI, alcohol and smoking framing, and when the GP hands over to hospital.