A 34-year-old Aboriginal woman at 16 weeks' gestation attends a remote community clinic for antenatal care. According to the National Guide, which add...

Question

A 34-year-old Aboriginal woman at 16 weeks' gestation attends a remote community clinic for antenatal care. According to the National Guide, which additional screening activity is particularly important to address during antenatal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women?

Accepted Answer

Universal screening for sexually transmissible infections including chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis

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Screening for gestational diabetes only in the third trimester

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Avoiding any cervical screening during pregnancy

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Delay all screening until she can attend a tertiary hospital

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Screening for STIs only if she reports symptoms

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Antenatal STI screening in Aboriginal women

A 34-year-old Aboriginal woman at 16 weeks' gestation attends a remote community clinic for antenatal care. According to the National Guide, which additional screening activity is particularly important to address during antenatal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women?