Pregnancy


1. Identify psychological implications that the diagnosis of pregnancy may have for a mother.

2. List laboratory procedures required in the initial evaluation of the new, uncomplicated, obstetric patient and give a rational for the selection of each test.

3. Identify indications of increased maternal or fetal risk obtained from the medical history, the physical examination and the laboratory.

4. Given an uncomplicated obstetric patient who has completed her first prenatal visit, describe the minimal data from history, physical examination and laboratory to be obtained at any subsequent visit.

5. List indications for prenatal ultra sonography and describe how its data is used in obstetrical management.

Sources:

Family Medicine:  Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Chapter 97, Pages 673-682, Chapter 98, Pages 683-690

Essentials of Family Medicine, Chapter 4, Pages 51-72

"Evidence-Based Prenatal Care: Part 1 - General Prenatal Care and Counseling Issues" Colleen Kirkham, M.D. et al University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, American Family Physician, April 1, 2005.

"Over-the-Counter Medications in Pregnancy" Ronald A. Black, M.D., and D. Ashley Hill, M.D., Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency, Orlando, FL, American Family Physician, June 15, 2003.

“Recommendations for Preconception Care”  Michael C.Lu, M.D., MPH, Uuniversity of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine And School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, American Family Physician, August 1, 2007