A
Abdominal pain 49
in early pregnancy 51
in late pregnancy 52
non-obstetric and non-gynaecological causes 53
severe 50
Abdominal palpation 198
Abnormal fetal condition 197
Abnormal labour 197
Accelerations 171
AFI see Amniotic fluid index (AFI)
AFLP see Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP)
Anaemia 62
Anaesthetic assessment, antenatal 71
epidural anaesthesia 88
nitrous oxide and oxygen 88
non-pharmacological pain relief 86
perineal infiltration 87
production of pain and 86
pudendal block 87
Anencephaly 108
Aneuploidy 101 see also Congenital malformations
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors 162
Antenatal counselling 106
Antenatal visit
first (see First antenatal visit)
follow-up (see Follow-up antenatal visits)
Anti-D prophylaxis 71
Asthma 161
Augmentation 177 see also Induction of labour
B
Baby blues 224
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome 119
Benzodiazepine, for alcohol misuse 64
Betamethasone 126
Birth defects see Congenital malformations
Body mass index (BMI) 65
Booking see First antenatal visit
Booking-in visit see First antenatal visit
Breast abscess 228
Buprenorphine, for opioid dependence 64
C
Cardiac output, during pregnancy 16
Cell-free fetal DNA 39
Cervical cancer 62
Cervical insufficiency 62
cervical membrane sweep 179
Cervical screening test 62
Childbirth, complications 197
Chromosomal abnormalities 101 see also Congenital malformations; specific type
Comfort care 106
Conjoined twins 96
Consanguinity 63
CTG see Cardiotocography (CTG)
Cystic hygroma 107
D
D-dimer 159
insulin requirement during pregnancy 149
Diet, during pregnancy 63
Dipstick urinalysis test 145
ductus venosus 36
Doxylamine 156
Due date 60
Dysplasia 62
Dyspnoea, during pregnancy 21
E
Ectopic pregnancy, abdominal pain in 51
Endometritis, 228
Epidural abscess 231
Episiotomy 82
Erythromycin 126
Essential hypertension 162
Exercise, during pregnancy 63
F
Female reproductive system
Ferguson reflex 79
Fetal blood sampling 44
Fetal fibronectin 128
Fetal growth, US assessments of 34
Fetal scalp lactate sampling 85
Fibroid degeneration, abdominal pain in 51
Finger-prick blood glucose test 151
H
Haematological disease 163
Haemorrhoids, during pregnancy 20
Hepatobiliary changes, in pregnancy 21
Hydralazine 147
I
Inferior vena cava filter 160
Inflammatory bowel disease 164
Intermittent auscultation (IA) 85
Iodine, in pregnancy 59
Iron-deficiency anaemia 163
IUGR see Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
L
Labour 75 see also Induction of labour
abdominal pain in 52
dystocia 197
intrapartum monitoring 85
monitoring during 75
peripartum and intrapartum cervical change 76
progress of normal labour 78
rule of three 75
stages of 77
third stage 84
three P's 6
Laparoscopy incision 5
Levothyroxine 161
Lidocaine 87
M
Malpresentation 121 see also Breech presentation
caesarean section 124
planned vaginal breech birth 124
Mask of pregnancy 22
Maternal age 58
Maternity record 48
Melasma 22
Meningomyelocele 108
Metformin, in pregnancy 152
Methyldopa 146
Metoclopramide 156
Midline incisions 5
Midwife 56
Mini-Mental State Examination 220
Miscarriage, abdominal pain in 51
Model of care 56
Multiparous uterus 182
Multivitamin 156
Musculoskeletal changes, in pregnancy 22
N
Naegele's rule, for estimated date of birth 61
Neural tube defects 108
Non-cephalic presentation see Malpresentation
O
Obstetric examinations 64 see also Examination
Obstetrician 56
Ondansetron 156
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, abdominal pain in 51
Ovarian torsion, abdominal pain in 51
P
Papanicolaou's test 62
Parasitic twins 96
Pederson speculum 30
Perineal infiltration 87
Perineal tears, during childbirth 7
immunological changes 23
musculoskeletal changes 22
normal values of physiological variables in pregnancy 14
Physiological third stage 84
Pinard's manoeuvre 198
Placenta increta 132
Placental abruption, abdominal pain in 52
Placenta percreta 132
Placenta praevia 134
Polycystic ovarian syndrome 61
Polycythaemia 100
Postpartum pyrexia 226
Post-term pregnancy see Post-dates pregnancy
PPROM see Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Prednisolone 156
Prelabour rupture of membranes 79
Presentation 121 see also Malpresentation
delivery 127
Primigravid uterus 182
Prochlorperazine 156
Promethazine 156
Psychiatric illness 224
Pudendal block 87
Pulmonary oedema, in pregnancy 16
Pyelonephritis 229
Pushing 81
R
Ranitidine 156
Relaxin 22
Respiratory disease 161
Respiratory distress syndrome 130
Retained products of conception 10
Ruptured ovarian cyst, abdominal pain in 51
S
Sciatica 53
Sexually transmitted infections 62
Sheehan's syndrome 18
Shouldering 173
Sickle cell disease 163
Sleep disturbance, during pregnancy 55
Small-for-gestational-age (SGA) fetus 115
Surgical history 59
T
Terbutaline 176
Thalassaemia 163
Thyroid function test 220
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 17
Triplets 93
TTTS see Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)
Twin pregnancy 93
conjoined twins 96
descriptive terms for 94
parasitic twins 96
preterm labour 98
T sign 96
twin reversed arterial perfusion 96
Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) 96
U
absent end-diastolic flow 113
decrease in diastolic flow 113
reversed end-diastolic flow 114
systolic to diastolic flow (SD ratio) 113
Unilateral mastalgia 219
Urinary stasis 20
Urinary tract infections 229
Urinary urgency 20
Urine tests 33
Uterine rupture, abdominal pain in 52
Uterotonic agent/oxytocic 83