Maternity Workbook
Maternity Workbook
Q: What does the word ‘midwife’ literally mean? A: According to the Baby Centre (no date), the word midwife literally means “with woman”.
Q: Which regulatory body exists to safeguard the wellbeing and health of the public? A: The Nursing and Midwifery Council is the regulatory body that exists to safeguard the wellbeing and health of the public (The Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2010).
Q: Molly is a low risk primigravid woman presenting for antenatal care at 6 weeks gestation. According to the NICE Antenatal Care Guidelines (2008) how many antenatal midwife appointments other than the booking appointment are recommended? http://www.nice.org.uk/CG62 A: A schedule of antenatal appointments should be determined by the purpose of the appointments. For a woman who is nulliparous (has not given birth to a child) with an uncomplicated pregnancy, a scheduled 10 appointments should be adequate. For a woman who is parous (has given birth before) with an uncomplicated pregnancy, a scheduled 7 appointments should be sufficient (National Institute of Clinical Excellence, 2008).
Q: What blood tests would you offer and carry out with Molly’s consent? A: If Molly chooses to have screening at the booking appointment, blood tests should be arranged to check her blood group, her rhesus D status, and she should additionally be screened for haemoglobinopathies, anaemia, red cell alloantibodies, hepatitis B, HIV, rubella susceptibility and syphilis. Ideally this would be before the 10 weeks gestation (National Institute of Clinical Excellence, 2008).
At Molly’s next appointment, (at around 16 weeks’ gestation), the results from these blood tests will be reviewed and discussed. Therefore, if there is cause for concern, her planned pattern of care may be reassessed in
Q: What does the word ‘midwife’ literally mean? A: According to the Baby Centre (no date), the word midwife literally means “with woman”.
Q: Which regulatory body exists to safeguard the wellbeing and health of the public? A: The Nursing and Midwifery Council is the regulatory body that exists to safeguard the wellbeing and health of the public (The Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2010).
Q: Molly is a low risk primigravid woman presenting for antenatal care at 6 weeks gestation. According to the NICE Antenatal Care Guidelines (2008) how many antenatal midwife appointments other than the booking appointment are recommended? http://www.nice.org.uk/CG62 A: A schedule of antenatal appointments should be determined by the purpose of the appointments. For a woman who is nulliparous (has not given birth to a child) with an uncomplicated pregnancy, a scheduled 10 appointments should be adequate. For a woman who is parous (has given birth before) with an uncomplicated pregnancy, a scheduled 7 appointments should be sufficient (National Institute of Clinical Excellence, 2008).
Q: What blood tests would you offer and carry out with Molly’s consent? A: If Molly chooses to have screening at the booking appointment, blood tests should be arranged to check her blood group, her rhesus D status, and she should additionally be screened for haemoglobinopathies, anaemia, red cell alloantibodies, hepatitis B, HIV, rubella susceptibility and syphilis. Ideally this would be before the 10 weeks gestation (National Institute of Clinical Excellence, 2008).
At Molly’s next appointment, (at around 16 weeks’ gestation), the results from these blood tests will be reviewed and discussed. Therefore, if there is cause for concern, her planned pattern of care may be reassessed in