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Prenatal Care

Editors' Choice of Best Available Content

This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on prenatal care and related issues, including preconception care, folic acid, medication safety, nausea and vomiting, pregnancy complications, and prenatal screening. New research may affect the interpretation and application of this material. Clinical judgment is advised. Note that AFP content published within the past 12 months is accessible to AAFP members and paid subscribers only.
Note: This topic collection does not include Labor and Delivery topics. See separate topic collection on Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Issues.

Categories

Overview

Medication Safety

Hyperemesis

Complications and Special Situations

Editorials and Letters

Improving Practice

Patient Education, Self-Care

Other Resources from AAFP

Overview
10/01/2020	Pregnancy Myths and Practical Tips
04/15/2020	Fetal Aneuploidy: Screening and Diagnostic Testing
11/01/2018	The Pregnant Patient: Managing Common Acute Medical Problems
09/15/2016	AAFP Releases Position Paper on Preconception care [Practice Guidelines]
04/01/2016	Impact of Antenatal Dietary Education and Supplementation on Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes [Cochrane for Clinicians]
01/15/2016	Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes [Putting Prevention into Practice]
01/15/2016	Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes: Recommendation Statement [U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
02/01/2014	Update on Prenatal Care
10/15/2013	Recommendations for Preconception Counseling and Care
01/15/2009	Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities: Antenatal Screening and Diagnosis
Medication Safety
01/01/2020	Antepartum Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake and Length of Gestation [Cochrane for Clinicians]
04/01/2017	Vitamin E in Pregnancy [Medicine by the Numbers]
08/01/2015	Micronutrient Supplementation During Pregnancy [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
10/15/2014	Over-the-Counter Medications in Pregnancy
05/15/2011	Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
Hyperemesis
09/15/2015	Nausea and Vomiting in Early Pregnancy [Clinical Evidence Handbook]
06/15/2014	Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
11/15/2011	Ginger for the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
Complications and Special Situations
09/15/2019	Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: Recommendation Statement [U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
09/15/2019	Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression [Putting Prevention into Practice]
03/01/2019	Metformin for Improving Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Pregnant Women Who Are Obese [Medicine by the Numbers]
01/01/2016	Home Visits for Pregnant Adolescents [FPIN's Help Desk Answers]
09/01/2015	Late Presentation to Prenatal Care [Curbside Consultation]
04/15/2015	Counseling Patients with Unintended Pregnancy [Curbside Consultation]
04/15/2015	Options for Women with Unintended Pregnancy
02/15/2014	Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy
11/15/2010	Caring for Pregnant Women and Newborns with Hepatitis B or C
04/01/2010	ACOG Guidelines on Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery [Practice Guidelines]
10/15/2008	Recurrent Miscarriage [Clinical Evidence Handbook]
Ectopic Pregnancy
05/15/2020	Ectopic Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management
10/01/2013	Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy [Clinical Evidence Handbook]
Gestational Diabetes
04/01/2015	Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
12/01/2014	Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Recommendation Statement [U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
09/15/2014	ACOG Releases Guideline on Gestational Diabetes [Practice Guidelines]
Hypertensive and Thrombotic Disorders
12/15/2019	Managing Chronic Hypertension in Pregnant Women: ACOG Releases Updated Practice Bulletin [Practice Guidelines]
11/15/2019	Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia: A Practice Bulletin from ACOG [Practice Guidelines]
10/01/2019	Antihypertensive Drug Therapy for Mild to Moderate Hypertension During Pregnancy [Cochrane for Clinicians]
01/15/2018	Screening for Preeclampsia: Recommendation Statement [U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
01/15/2018	Screening for Preeclampsia [Putting Prevention into Practice]
03/15/2017	NPMS Releases Consensus Statement on Venous Thromboembolism During Pregnancy [Practice Guidelines]
01/15/2016	Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
10/01/2015	Calcium Supplementation for Preventing Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy [Cochrane for Clinicians]
03/01/2015	Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality from Preeclampsia: Recommendation Statement [U.S. Preventive Services Task Force]
06/01/2011	Magnesium Sulfate and Other Anticonvulsants for Women with Preeclampsia [Cochrane for Clinicians]
05/15/2009	Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, and Hypertension [Clinical Evidence Handbook]
06/15/2008	Venous Thromboembolism During Pregnancy
Pregnancy Loss
04/15/2021	Mifepristone and Misoprostol for Early Pregnancy Loss and Medication Abortion
09/01/2019	Treatment of Threatened Miscarriage with Progestogens [Cochrane for Clinicians]
07/01/2019	Preventing Spontaneous Abortion with Progestin Therapy [Medicine by the Numbers]
02/01/2017	Physician's Friendship Eases Pain After Pregnancy Loss [Close-ups]
04/01/2015	Exercise and Pregnancy Loss [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
04/01/2014	Misoprostol for Incomplete First Trimester Miscarriage [Cochrane for Clinicians]
07/01/2011	Office Management of Early Pregnancy Loss
02/01/2011	Management Options for Early Incomplete Miscarriage [Cochrane for Clinicians]
11/01/2007	Second Trimester Pregnancy Loss
Post-term Pregnancy
01/01/2017	Membrane Sweeping to Decrease Rates of Postdate Induction [FPIN's Help Desk Answers]
08/01/2014	Common Questions About Late-Term and Postterm Pregnancy
Trauma
11/15/2014	Trauma in Pregnancy: Assessment, Management, and Prevention
Vaginal Bleeding
02/01/2019	First Trimester Bleeding: Evaluation and Management
04/15/2007	Late Pregnancy Bleeding
Group B Streptococcal Infection
11/15/2014	Self-Administered GBS Testing in Pregnant Women [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
07/01/2012	Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease: Updated CDC Guideline
Editorials and Letters
08/15/2020	Immunizations in Pregnancy: Updated Recommendations [Editorials]
09/15/2019	Can We Prevent Perinatal Depression in the Primary Care Office? [Editorials]
05/01/2018	Obesity in Pregnancy: Risks and Management [Editorials]
01/01/2017	The CDC’s Recommendations to Help Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders [Editorials]
07/01/2016	FDA Implements New Labeling for Medications Used During Pregnancy and Lactation [Editorials]
09/15/2003	Management of Labor Pain: Promoting Patient Choice [Editorials]
06/15/2003	Information on Medication Use in Pregnancy [Editorials]
03/01/2014	Screening for Gestational Diabetes Should Be a Shared Decision [Letters to the Editor]
05/15/2006	Use of Mifepristone for Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy [Letters to the Editor]
Improving Practice
From FPM AAFP's Peer-Reviewed Practice Improvement Journal
09/01/2020	Maternal Immunization Task Force for Pregnant Women: A Call to Action
04/01/2005	How to Build More Maternity Care Into Your Practice
03/01/2003	Sharing Maternity Care
Patient Education, Self-Care
04/15/2020	Testing for Fetal Aneuploidy
02/01/2019	Bleeding in Early Pregnancy
04/15/2015	Options for Unintended Pregnancy
11/15/2014	Car Safety During Pregnancy
07/01/2012	GBS Testing During Pregnancy
07/01/2011	Common Treatments for Miscarriage
01/15/2016	High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
From FamilyDoctor.org AAFP's Patient Information Resource
	Pregnancy & Newborns
Other Resources from AAFP
	Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)