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Antenatal care: practise, reflect and record

Practise antenatal care through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Distinguish high-chance prenatal screening from diagnosis and select confirmatory testing.

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What you’ll work on

  • Distinguish high-chance prenatal screening from diagnosis and select confirmatory testing.
  • Plan maternal vaccination and anti-D prophylaxis at the appropriate pregnancy stages.
  • Select routine gestational diabetes screening and manage asymptomatic bacteriuria with post-treatment culture.

Think through a clinical case

Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.

At 12 weeks, non-invasive prenatal screening reports a high chance of trisomy 21. Ultrasound shows a viable singleton pregnancy. The patient wants certainty before making pregnancy decisions. What should be offered next?

A case from the RACGP question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.

From a decision to a learning record

  1. Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
  2. Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
  3. Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
  4. Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.

Primary sources and further reading

Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.

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