Antenatal Testing
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- Created on: 25-11-15 20:26
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- Antenatal Testing
- Blood testing
- Small sample of blood taken.
- Anaemia
- German measles
- Blood Sugar
- STDs,
- Small sample of blood taken.
- Urine tests
- Small sample of urine tested for protein, glucose and ketones.
- Height and Weight
- Gives indication of pelvic size.
- Weight used as baseline to compare as pregnancy progresses.
- Loss: baby may stop growing, mother may be ill.
- Gain: sign of pre-eclampsia if excessive.
- Blood pressure
- Every check up, compared with booking in visit.
- Foetal Heartbeat
- Monitered every visit to check alive and normal.
- Normal - between 110-115 bpm.
- Medical Examination
- Feeling abdomen for position and size of foetus.
- Checking legs for swelling.
- Blood testing
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