RCOG Core Curriculum – Module 5 – Antenatal Care

RCOG Green Top Guidelines

• Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling – GTG No. 8 – October 2021 
• Antenatal corticosteroids to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality – GTG No. 74 – July 2022
• Antepartum Haemorrhage – GTG No. 63 – November 2011
• Bacterial Sepsis in Pregnancy – GTG No. 64a – April 2012
• Blood Transfusion in Obstetrics – GTG No. 47 May 2015
• Care of Women with Obesity in Pregnancy – GTG No. 72 – November 2018
• Care of Women Presenting with Suspected Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes from 24+0 Weeks of Gestation – GTG No. 73 – June 2019
• Cervical Cerclage – GTG No. 75 – June 2022
• Chicken Pox in Pregnancy – GTG No. 13 – January 2015
• External Cephalic Version and Reducing the Incidence of Term Breech Presentation – GTG No. 20a – March 2017
• Female Genital Mutilation and its Management – GTG No. 53 – July 2015
• Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy – GTG No. 43 – August 2022
• Management of Genital Herpes in Pregnancy – BASHH/RCOG – October 2014
• Late Intrauterine Fetal Death and Stillbirth – GTG No. 55 – October 2010
• Management of Breech Presentation – GTG No. 20b – March 2017
• Management of Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy – GTG No. 51 – November 2016
• Obstetric Cholestasis – GTG No. 43 – April 2011
• Placenta Praevia and Placenta Accreta: Diagnosis and Management – GTG No. 27a – September 2018
• Pregnancy and Breast Cancer – GTG No. 12 – March 2011
• Birth After Previous Caesarean Section – GTG No. 45 – October 2015
• Reduced Fetal Movements – GTG No. 57 – February 2011
• Reducing the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium – GTG No 37a – April 2015
• The Investigation and Management of the Small-for-Gestational-Age Fetus – GTG No. 31 – February 2013
• The Management of Women with Red Cell Antibodies during Pregnancy – GTG No. 65 – May 2014
• Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy and the Puerperium- Acute Management – GTG No 37b – April 2015
• Vasa Praevia: Diagnosis and Management – GTG No. 27b – September 2018

NICE Guidelines

• Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies – NICE NG201 – August 2021
• Antenatal and postnatal mental health- clinical management and service guidance – NICE CG192 – UpdatedFebruary 2020
• Hypertension in pregnancy- diagnosis and management – NICE NG133 – June 2019
• Preterm labour and birth – NICE NG25 – Updated June 2022
• Twin and triplet pregnancy – NICE NG137 – September 2019

RCOG – Other Publications

• Air Travel and Pregnancy – RCOG Scientific Impact Paper No. 1 – May 2013
• Amniocentesis – RCOG Consent Advice No. 6 – May 2006
• Antenatal and Postnatal Analgesia – Scientific Impact Paper No. 59 – December 2018
• Chemical Exposures During Pregnancy- Dealing with Potential, but Unproven, Risks to Child Health – RCOG Scientific Impact Paper No. 37 – May 2013
• Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection – Update on Treatment – RCOG Scientific Impact Paper No. 56 – November 2017
• Management of Women with Mental Health Issues during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period – RCOG Good Practice No. 14 – June 2011
• Non-invasive Prenatal Testing for Chromosomal Abnormality using Maternal Plasma DNA – RCOG Scientific Impact Paper No. 15 – March 2014
• Perinatal Management of Pregnant Women at the Threshold of Infant Viability (The Obstetric Perspective) – RCOG Scientific Impact Paper No. 41 –  February 2014
• Registration of Stillbirth and Certification for Pregnancy Loss before 24 weeks of gestation – RCOG Good Practice No. 4 – January 2005
• Vitamin D in Pregnancy – RCOG Scientific Impact Paper No. 43 – June 2014
• Evidence to Support the Clinical Utility of Prenatal Exome Sequencing in the Evaluation of the Fetus with Congenital Anomalies – RCOG Scientific Impact Paper No. 64 – February 2021
• Prenatal Management of Pregnancies at Risk of Fetal Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) – RCOG Scientific Impact Paper No. 61 – April 2019
• The Combined Use of Ultrasound and Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging for a Comprehensive Fetal Neurological Assessment in Fetal Congenital Cardiac Defects – RCOG Scientific Impact Paper No. 60 – May 2019

TOG Articles

• Advances and applications in fetal magnetic resonance imaging – TOG 2015;17:189–99
• Anorexia nervosa in pregnancy – TOG 2012;14:179–187
• Antenatal and intrapartum care of pregnancy complicated by lethal fetal anomaly – TOG 2013;15:189–94
• Cell-free fetal DNA-based noninvasive prenatal testing of aneuploidy – TOG 2017;19:211–8
• Comprehensive review and update of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy – TOG 2016;18:301–7
• Constipation in pregnancy – TOG 2015;17:111–5
• Domestic violence – a neglected epidemic in obstetrics and gynaecology training –  TOG 2017;19:199–203
• Domestic violence- a clinical guide for women’s healthcare providers – TOG 2012;14:197–202
• Evolution in screening of Down syndrome – TOG 2019 21:51-57
• Exercise in pregnancy – TOG 2015;17:281–7
• Extreme prematurity and perinatal management – TOG 2018 20:109-117
• Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy – TOG 2016;18:273–81
• New-onset hypertension in pregnancy- a review of the long-term maternal effects – TOG 2012;14:99–105
• Perinatal mental health – how to ask and how to help – TOG 2017;19:147–53
• Polyhydramnios in singleton pregnancies- perinatal outcomes and management – TOG 2014;16:207–13
• Preimplantation genetic diagnosis – an overview and recent advances – TOG 2016;18:99–106
• Prenatal diagnosis in the modern era – TOG 2016;18:213–9
• Spontaneous preterm birth prevention in multiple pregnancy – TOG 2018 20:57-63
• Surgical causes of acute abdominal pain in pregnancy – TOG 2019 21:27-35
• Vaccination in pregnancy – TOG 2015;17:257–63
• Maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes associated with long-term use of corticosteroids during pregnancy – TOG 2019;21:117-125
• Smoking in pregnancy: pathophysiology of harm and current evidence for monitoring and cessation – TOG 2019;21:169-175
• Imaging in pregnancy- TOG 2019;21:255-262
• Fetal surgery for open spina bifida- TOG 2019;21:271-282
• Maternal sepsis update: current management and controversies – TOG 2020;22:45-55
• Antenatal management of singleton pregnancies conceived using assisted reproductive technology – TOG 2020;22:34-44
• Syphilis in pregnancy: identifying and managing a historic problem on the rise – TOG 2020;22:209-216
• Multifetal pregnancy reduction and selective termination – TOG 2020;22:284-292
• Pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: the past, present and future – TOG 2020;22:293-304
• Care in pregnancies subsequent to stillbirth or perinatal death – TOG 2021;23:48-59
• Very advanced maternal age – TOG 2021;23:38-47
• Identification and management of fetal anaemia: a practical guide – TOG 2021;23:196-205
• Antenatal venous thromboembolism – TOG 2021;23:206-212
• The role of antenatal corticosteroids in improving neonatal outcomes – TOG 2021;23:246-257
• Pregnancy in underweight women: implications, management and outcomes – TOG 2022;24:50-57
• Opioid misuse in pregnancy – TOG 2022;24:101-108
• The diagnosis and management of fetal cardiac arrhythmias – TOG 2022;24:119-130
• Advanced abdominal pregnancy: challenges, update and review of current management – TOG 2022:24 195-204
• Obstetric and perinatal outcomes in women with endometriosis – TOG 2022:24 242-250
• Pitfalls of prenatal diagnosis associated with mosaicism – TOG 2023:25 28-37
• Non-immune hydrops fetalis: a practical guide for obstetricians – TOG 2023:25:110-120
• Prenatal genomic testing for ultrasound-detected fetal structural anomalies – TOG 2023:25: 121-130
• Gastrointestinal congenital anomalies requiring surgery: diagnosis, counselling, and management – TOG 2023;25:186-195
• Information sharing and communication in management of large for gestational age babies in non-diabetic mothers – TOG 2023;25: 282-290

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