Full history: medical, obstetric, family, social, mental health
| Category | Definition | Decision-to-Delivery Interval |
Aim for HbA1c <48 mmol/mol (6.5%) before conception
**Threatened miscarriage**: vaginal bleeding with closed cervix, viable intrauterine pregnancy on USS
Endometriosis: presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus
Offer initial investigations to couples who have not conceived after **1 year** of regular unprotected vaginal intercourse
**Chronic hypertension**: present before 20 weeks or pre-existing diagnosis
Low-risk women should be offered choice of birth setting: home, freestanding midwifery unit (FMU), alongside midwifery unit (AMU), or obstetric unit
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), also called cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening, analyses fragments of placentally-derived cell-free fetal DNA circulating in maternal plasma. It can be performed from around 10 weeks...
NG123 divides urinary incontinence into three categories that determine the management pathway: **stress urinary incontinence** (leakage on effort/exertion), **urgency urinary incontinence/overactive bladder**, and **...
NG192 covers the benefits and risks of caesarean birth versus vaginal birth, indications for planned caesarean birth, maternal request, procedural technique, and care before, during, and after caesarean birth, includi...
**Nulliparous women:** plan 10 routine antenatal appointments with a midwife or doctor (recommendation 1.1.7).
NG207 covers information and decision-making for induction of labour (IOL),
NG217 ("Epilepsies in children, young people and adults") is an 11-section,
In women aged 45 and over, identify perimenopause or menopause on the basis of symptoms alone, without laboratory tests, if they have vasomotor symptoms that have recently started together with a change in their menst...
A cervical length of **25 mm or less**, measured between **16+0 and 24+0
NG73 covers the identification, investigation, and management of endometriosis in women and people presenting with suggestive symptoms, including organisation of care, referral pathways, and treatment options through ...
Take a history covering the nature of the bleeding, associated symptoms (e.g. pain, pressure symptoms, intermenstrual or postcoital bleeding), impact on quality of life, and other factors that may affect treatment cho...
NG211 is "Rehabilitation after traumatic injury" (published 18 January 2022) — it has no connection to venous thromboembolism or pregnancy. This file previously mislabelled it and has been corrected. There is no singl...
Individualised postnatal care plan developed before discharge
Must be determined at 11-13+6 week dating scan — most accurate time
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