A 34-year-old woman at 8 weeks of gestation attends the GP for booking. She has a previous history of an intrauterine fetal death at 28 weeks, attribu...

Question

A 34-year-old woman at 8 weeks of gestation attends the GP for booking. She has a previous history of an intrauterine fetal death at 28 weeks, attributed to massive fetomaternal haemorrhage on Kleihauer testing postnatally. What is the single most important antenatal monitoring plan for this pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Consultant-led care with serial growth scans and regular surveillance, as massive FMH can recur

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Routine antenatal care only as this was a one-off event

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Monthly Kleihauer testing throughout pregnancy

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Aspirin 150 mg from 12 weeks

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Weekly CTG from 24 weeks

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Previous Massive Fetomaternal Haemorrhage - Recurrence Surveillance