Antenatal care
This section covers a range of important issues related to antenatal care. One review questions
the usefulness of measuring routinely the symphysis-fundal height during pregnancy.
Another reports that there is no added benefit of multiple-micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy compared with supplementation with iron and folic acid alone. Among the reviews on miscarriage, one states that use of progestogens in early-to-mid pregnancy does not prevent a threatened miscarriage.
General antenatal care
- Alternative versus standard packages of antenatal care for low-risk pregnancy
- Antenatal cardiotocography for fetal assessment
- Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women
- Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women
- Routine symphysis-fundal height measurement during pregnancy
- Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low-birth-weight babies
- Traditional birth attendant training for improving health behaviours and pregnancy outcomes
Nutrition during pregnancy
- Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems
- Effects and safety of preventive oral iron or iron+folic acid supplementation for women during pregnancy
- Energy and protein intake in pregnancy
- Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy
- Periconceptional supplementation with folate and/or multivitamins for preventing neural tube defects
- Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy
Miscarriage
- Antibiotics for incomplete abortion
- Expectant care versus surgical treatment for miscarriage
- Medical treatment for early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
- Prevention of recurrent miscarriage for women with antiphospholipid antibody or lupus anticoagulant
- Progestogen for preventing miscarriage
- Surgical procedures to evacuate incomplete miscarriage
USEFUL LINKS
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GFMER
Link to obstetrics and gynaecology guidelines on the web -
Women's Health Specialist Library
UK NHS knowledge gateway to women's health -
MedlinePlus - Pregnancy
Consumer information from National Library of Medicine in the U.S.A. -
MedlinePlus - Childbirth
Consumer information from National Library of Medicine in the U.S.A.