The advances in knowledge in the maternity field are extraordinary.  I have collated various resources I have personally found helpful or created content to answer questions which are frequently asked by colleagues.   

The resources I have suggested in previous pages have useful information for clinicians and I recommend them to you.  Useful guidelines and information for clinicians are linked to the right.  Video clips featuring discussions on important topics and checklists are linked below.   

Managing nausea, vomiting, hyperemesis in pregnancy  

Medication management of anxiety and depression in pregnancy

The use of psychotropic medications in a breastfeeding woman 

Managing bipolar, schizophrenia and psychosis in pregnancy 

Early pregnancy scans Medicare Rebates for first trimester scans

NTS in the era of NIPT  40 second summary of NTS in the era of NIPT

Screening low risk women for SMA, CF and FXS 

Pelvic Floor Prolapse

Perineal injuries in childbirth

Hands on or hands off? Perineal care

Prophylactic aspirin use in early pregnancy Summary document Preeclampsia prevention

Contraceptive options in the 6 weeks post partum

Genetic testing 101

Antenatal testing for fetal abnormality

 

My synthesised thoughts on the most effective/cost effective pathway to test for fetal anomalies, recognising that we test for more than Trisomy 21. For a maternofetal medicine take on this (and his discussions with me helped to inform this flow chart) watch from 16:00 here

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What's new in the zoo
What's new in the zoo

This is my attempt to keep us up to date in this fast moving field

Omega 3 and preterm birth
Omega 3 and preterm birth

What is happening in this space? Test? Supplement? Await further research?

Educational essentials for busy GPs
Educational essentials for busy GPs

Short, sharp educational videos created with the busy GP in mind.

Tongue-tie for clinicians
Tongue-tie for clinicians

Tongue-tie, lip, buccal and posterior tongue-ties. What are they? How to assess? To treat or not to treat?

Maternity one-page summary
Maternity one-page summary

Looking for a quick reference/summary for antenatal care? See if this one can be modified to suit.

Maternity templates for BP and MD
Maternity templates for BP and MD

Electronic maternity templates for Best Practice and Medical Director

Ultrasound scan basics for clinicians
Ultrasound scan basics for clinicians

Which pregnancy scan, when, what do they tell us, which are covered by Medicare?

When the news is sad....
When the news is sad....

Delivering sad news is difficult for all of us, but receiving sad news is even worse. To try and help us all do better in difficult situations, I have links to valuable consumer and clinician resources.