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Prenatal Care and Testing
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Basics
The goal of prenatal care is to ensure the well-being of mother and baby using the best available evidence guided by patient-oriented outcomes. General concepts include:
- Estimating the gestational age (GA) as accurately as possible
- Identifying the patient who is at risk for complications
- Evaluating the health status of mother and fetus
- Encouraging and empowering the patient for motherhood, newborn care, and breastfeeding her baby-to-be
- Intervening when fetal abnormalities are present to prevent morbidity
General Prevention
In the United States, the typical prenatal visit schedule consists of the following:
- Monthly visits to a health care professional for weeks 4 to 28 of pregnancy
- Visits twice monthly from 28 to 36 weeks
- Weekly after week 36 (delivery at weeks 38 to 40)
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Basics
The goal of prenatal care is to ensure the well-being of mother and baby using the best available evidence guided by patient-oriented outcomes. General concepts include:
- Estimating the gestational age (GA) as accurately as possible
- Identifying the patient who is at risk for complications
- Evaluating the health status of mother and fetus
- Encouraging and empowering the patient for motherhood, newborn care, and breastfeeding her baby-to-be
- Intervening when fetal abnormalities are present to prevent morbidity
General Prevention
In the United States, the typical prenatal visit schedule consists of the following:
- Monthly visits to a health care professional for weeks 4 to 28 of pregnancy
- Visits twice monthly from 28 to 36 weeks
- Weekly after week 36 (delivery at weeks 38 to 40)
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