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Labour Due Date Estimation Guidelines, and Updated Gestational Term Classification
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Labour Due Date Estimation Guidelines, and Updated Gestational Term Classification

Pregnancy, SM-Members

Labour Due Date Estimation Guidelines, and Updated Gestational Term Classification

Margreet Barnardt2020-04-28T18:19:09+00:00Pregnancy, SM-Members|

Due date estimation guidelines Compelling evidence shows that the most accurate estimation of when a normal pregnancy (gestation) will end is the projected date yielded by the mostly routine first trimester ultrasound (up until 13 weeks, 6 days). As it turns out, the old-school estimated date of delivery [...]

Pregnancy Vaginal Bleeding and Antepartum Haemorrhage
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Pregnancy Vaginal Bleeding and Antepartum Haemorrhage

Pregnancy, SM-Members

Pregnancy Vaginal Bleeding and Antepartum Haemorrhage

Sister Lilian Paramor2020-04-28T18:48:16+00:00Pregnancy, SM-Members|

Key Antepartum Haemorrhage (APH) Messages For Midwives Ensure you have the woman’s full history – previous miscarriage, termination or C-section; bleeding in first trimester; suspicion of placenta praevia, abruption or anatomical disorders; if she is in premature labour. If a pregnant woman presents with spotting, but is no [...]