Saturday, March 12, 2005

The pre-eclampsia community guideline (PRECOG): how to screen for and detect onset of pre-eclampsia in the community -- Milne et al. 330 (7491): 576 -- BMJ

The pre-eclampsia community guideline (PRECOG): how to screen for and detect onset of pre-eclampsia in the community -- Milne et al. 330 (7491): 576 -- BMJ
Many maternal and fetal deaths from pre-eclampsia are associated with substandard care

Poor management includes failure to assess or act on risk at booking or to act on signs and symptoms after 20 weeks' gestation

Our community guideline provides an evidence based risk assessment, a list of factors suitable for early referral, and a two tiered schedule of assessment and step-up referral for signs and symptoms of pre-eclampsia

This is a practical extension of NICE's antenatal guideline

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