Domestic Violence
Perinatal Institute Review:
www.perinatal.nhs.uk/reviews/
RCOG Study Group Recommendations
Violence Against Women December 1997
Chapter 16: Domestic violence. Why
Mothers Die 1997-1999
Confidential Enquiries into Maternal deaths in the United Kingdom, http://www.cemach.org.uk/
RCOG December 2001
12% of mothers who died in the most recent
confidential enquiry had previously self
disclosed that they were the victims of
domestic violence. This is a new chapter
for the enquiry and summarises the cases,
risk factors and recommendations for practice.
Car Safety
Seatbelt advice: Why Mothers Die 1994-1996
Confidential Enquiries into Maternal deaths in the United Kingdom, http://www.cemach.org.uk
RCOG
Exercise
ACOG Committee Opinion. Obstetrics and
Gynecology 2002; 99(1): 171-3.
Smoking
Smoking cessation programs in pregnancy
are effective. Stopping smoking reduces
the risk of intrauterine growth restriction
and that effect is maximal prior to 16
weeks.
Hjalmarson A, Hahn J, Svanberg B.
Stopping smoking in pregnancy; effect
if a self help manual in a controlled
trial.
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1991; 98: 859-65, Abstract.
Hadow JE, Knight GJ, Kloza EM, Palomaki
GE, Wald NJ.
Cotine assisted intervention in pregnancy
to reduce smoking and low birth weight
delivery.
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1991; 98: 260-4, Abstract.
Lumley J, Oliver S, Waters E.
Interventions for promoting smoking
cessation during pregnancy (Cochrane
Review).
In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update Software, Abstract.
Alcohol
Alcohol consumption in Pregnancy
RCOG Green Top Guideline No 8.
http://www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines.asp?PageID=106&GuidelineID=1
Diet
Marlin,
shark and swordfish
Pregnant
women are advised not to eat the above
fish because of their high mercury content
and the risk of neurological damage that
this poses to the fetus. They should
also limit the amount of tuna that they
consume to no more than one tuna steak
or two medium size cans of tuna per week
(total 140g cooked fish). Other fish
contains much lower amounts of mercury
and is important as part of a balanced
healthy diet.
http://www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/urgentarchive/cmo02_06.htm
http://www.food.gov.uk/healthiereating/asktheexpert/pregnancy/
Folic Acid
Lumley J, Watson L, Watson M, Bower
C.
Periconceptional supplementation with
folate and/or multivitamins for preventing
neural tube defects (Cochrane Review, Abstract).
In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update Software.
Periconceptual folate supplementation
protects strongly against neural tube defects.
Breast feeding
Cattaneo A, Buzzetti R (2001).
Effect on rates of breast feeding
of training for the Baby Friendly Hospital
Initiative.
BMJ 323; 1358-1362.
http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/home.htm
Vitamin K
Puckett RM, Offringa M. Prophylactic vitamin
K for vitamin K deficiency bleeding in
neonates (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane
Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update
Software, Abstract.
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