Obstetrics and Gynaecology Guidelines

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A

• Abdominal Examination/Palpation
• Abdominal Pain: Non Specific Antenatal: MFAU QRG
• Abdominal Trauma
• Abnormalities of lie / presentation
• Acute Deterioration (Adult): Resuscitation and Life Support  (previously called 'Clinical Deterioration : Recognising and Responding to')
• Admission
• Adoption: Relinquishment- see Social Work (Healthpoint only)
• Amnioinfusion
• Amnioreduction - refer to Imaging guidelines on Healthpoint
• Anaemia Management during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period
• Antenatal Care Schedule
• Antepartum Haemorrhage
• Arterial Line

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B

• Birth After Previous Caesarean Section
• Bladder Management
• Blood Group & Clinically Significant Antibodies: Management: Rh D negative & Rh D positive women (previously called "RhD Negative Women")
• Blood Products and Transfusion: Refusal
• Body Mass Index (BMI) >40: Management of a Woman with
• Born Before Arrival- Admission Procedure
• Bowel Care
• Breastfeeding Aids: Nipple Shield
• Breastfeeding Aids: Supply Line to Supplement
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Baby of a Mother with Diabetes- see Neonatal Postnatal Ward guideline Hypoglycaemia
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Blocked Ducts
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Breast Abscess - see 'Breastfeeding Challenge: Mastitis and Breast Abscess'   
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Engorgement / Full, Lumpy Breasts
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Flat or Inverted Nipples
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Increasing Breast Milk Supply
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Mastitis and Breast Abscess Management
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Nipple Trauma
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Oversupply
• Breastfeeding Challenges: The Vulnerable Baby (previously called 'Preterm, Late Preterm, Low Birth Weight (LBW) or Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Baby')
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Thrush in Lactation
• Breastfeeding Challenges: Weight Loss Beyond 10% of Birth Weight
• Breastfeeding: Antenatal Education and Counselling
• Breastfeeding: Artificial Teats Dummies
• Breastfeeding: Cup Feeding
• Breastfeeding: Discharge & Beyond
• Breastfeeding: Expressed Breast Milk (EBM) Identification & Storage on Postnatal Wards
• Breastfeeding: Expressing
• Breastfeeding: Feed According to Need
• Breastfeeding: Finger Feeding using a Fine Tube or Syringe
• Breastfeeding: First Feed
• Breastfeeding: Formula Feed when Medical Indication
• Breastfeeding: General Overview
• Breastfeeding: Rooming in
• Breastfeeding: Showing a Woman how to
• Breastfeeding: Skin to Skin Contact
• Breastfeeding:Suppression of Lactation
• Breech Presentation- see 'Abnormalities of Lie / Presentation'

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C

• Caesarean Birth (new amalgamation Feb 2019- pre-admission, transfer to and from theatre, post-op care, uterine tone, gastric aspiration prevention)
• Caesarean: Thromboprophylaxis After- See 'VTE Prevention and Management'
• Caesarean: Uterine Tone and Caesarean Birth: Pharmacological management - see 'Caesarean Birth'
• Cardiac Disease
• Central Venous Catheter (CVC)- see 'P' for PICC/CVC
• Cervical Cerclage
• Cervical Suture : Removal
• Childbirth and Mental Illness Clinic (CAMI)
• Cholestasis in Pregnancy
• Clinical Deterioration: Recognising and Responding - see 'Acute Deterioration'
• Clinical Handover
• Complex Care: Planning for
• Consultant Responsibilities Flowchart [procedure- Health point only]
• Contraception [NEW amalgamation 2020]
• Cord Prolapse
• Corticosteroids: Use of
• CVP Measurement

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D

• Deceased Patient Management  see also Perinatal Loss
• Decreased Fetal Movements
• Deterioration- see 'Acute Deterioration' 
• Diabetes
• Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO): Nursing Care of Patient for Bladder Instillation using
• Discharge of a Patient
• Discomforts in Pregnancy: Common

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E

• Endorsed Privately Practicing Midwives: see WNHS Policy
• Emergency Centre (EC)
• Enteral tubes- see HealthPoint for link to SCGHOPH guideline      
• Episiotomy and Infiltration of the Perineum - refer to 'Perineal Care and Repair' 
• Episiotomy/Laceration: Suturing  - refer to 'Perineal Care and Repair' 
• Exclusion Criteria for Midwifery Group Practice birthing in the Family Birth Centre
• External Calls: Obstetric & Gynaecology Registrars Receiving

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F

• Falls: Risks Prevention and Management
• Family Domestic Violence (FDV): Screening
• Female Genital Cutting / Mutilation (FGC / FGM)
• Fetal Compromise / Distress (Acute)
• Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
• Fetal Scalp Blood Sampling
• Formula Feed: Fluid Requirements
• Formula Feed: Fluid Requirements for Low Birth Weight (LBW), Preterm & Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Baby
• Formula Feed: Preparation
• Fundal Height: Measuring with a Tape Measure

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G

• Gastric Aspiration Prevention in Pregnant Women- see 'Caesarean Birth'
• Group B Streptococcal Disease
• Guidelines development, implementation, evaluation and review processes
• Gynaecology (Non-oncological)
• Gynaecology (Oncology) [link only to FIGO staging & patient resources]

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H

• Haemoglobinopathies: Cord Blood for Haemoglobinopathy Screening
• Haemoglobinopathies: Screening in Pregnancy
• Heat Local Application- see 'Pain Management'
• HIV Positive-Management of a woman and her neonate
• Home Visiting in Safety
• Hypertension in Pregnancy: Magnesium Anticonvulsant Therapy
• Hypertension in Pregnancy: Medical Management
• Hypertension in Pregnancy: Midwifery Care

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I

• Implanted Vascular Access Port - see HealthPoint for link to SCGHOPH guideline 
• Immunisations- see Vaccinations
• Induction of Labour [Access through Restricted Area Guidelines (available to WA Health employees through Healthpoint intranet)]
• Infections (Chorioamnionitis and Postpartum Infection): Diagnosis and Management
• Infections: Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Caesarean Section
• Infections: Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women (previously called "Antibiotic Treatment for UTI")
• Infections: AntibioticTreatment for Vaginal Infections
• Infections: Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Gynaecological and Urogynaecological Surgery
• Infections: Obstetric & Gynae Antibiotic Prophylaxis: Hysterosalpingogram for Infertility
• Infections in Obstetrics: Hepatitis C
• Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy: CMV
• Instrumental Vaginal Delivery - see 'Operative Birth' 
• Iron Therapy: Intravenous 

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L

• Labour: First Stage
• Labour: First Stage: Management of Delay
• Labour: Second Stage
• Labour: Second Stage: Management of Delay
• Labour: Third Stage
• Labour: Third Stage: Syntometrine QRG
• Labour: Third Stage: Retained Placenta
• Labour: Birth Notification
• Labour: Cord Blood Collection Analysis at Birth
• Labour: Indications for Pathological Examination of a Placenta
• Labour: Intrauterine Pressure Transducer Insertion
• Labour: Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid
• Labour: Moderate and High Risk Women Presenting at MFAU & Labour and Birth Suite
• Labour: Neonatal Team Attendance at Birth (prev. called "Paediatrician Attendance for 'at risk' Births)
• Labour Pain Management- see 'Pain Management'
• Labour: Partogram
• Labour: Photographs / Video during Birth
• Labour: Placenta Being Taken Home: Safe Handling
• Labour: Shoulder Dystocia
• Low PAPP-A or Raised Nuchal Translucency with Normal Chromosomes: Management of

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M

• Mastitis- see "Breastfeeding Challenges- Mastitis & Breast Abscess"
• Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR)- see Vaccinations
• Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms
• Menstrual Bleeding: Heavy
• Midwifery Care Flowchart
• Midwifery Group Practice (Hospital-based): Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria [New Nov 2020]
• Multiple Pregnancy

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N

• Neonatal Care
• Neonatal Care: Hepatitis B Vaccine and Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin- see Vaccinations
• Neonatal Care: Intravenous (IV) Medication Administration on the Obstetric Ward- refer to Pharmacy guideline: 'Medication Administration' 
• Nicotine Dependence - see WNHS wide guideline (available to WA Health employees through Healthpoint)
• NIPT Screening: Prenatal Testing for Fetal Aneuploidy

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O

• Operative Birth (previously called Instrumental Vaginal Delivery)
• Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome- (available to WA Health employees through Healthpoint)
• Oxygen Therapy
• Oxytocin: Prophylactic and Therapeutic Administration / Infusion Regimens- see 'Postpartum Complications' 

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P

• Pain Management 
• Palliative (Neonate)- refer to Neonatology guideline: 'End of Life Care: Palliative Care, Grief and Loss'
• Palliative Care
• Palliative: Niki t34 Syringe Pump: Continuous subcutaneous infusion management
• PalliativeCare: Intrathecal Administration of Medications
• Pathology and Ultrasound Ordering by Midwife/Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Patient Identification- see WNHS Policy
• Perinatal Loss (including management of FDIU)
• Perinatal Loss in Children 13 and under- see 'Pregnancy Loss in Children 13 and under'
• Perineal Care and Repair (including episiotomy, suturing, third fourth degree tears)
• Perineal Repair: Management of Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Trauma - refer to 'Perineal Care and Repair' 
• Perioperative: Preparation & Management (previously known as Surgical Patient Management)
• Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Insertion and Management- see statewide Mandatory Policy 0038/16
• Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) and Central Venous Catheter (CVC)- see HealthPoint for link to SCGHOPH guideline
• Pertussis - see Vaccinations
• Placenta Accreta Spectrum (previously called: Placenta: Abnormally Invasive)
• Postnatal Care: Immediate Maternal Care in Labour & Birth Suite
• Postnatal Care: MMR- see Vaccinations
• Postnatal Care: Perineal Care - refer to 'Perineal Care and Repair' 
• Postnatal Care: Postnatal Care on Admission to the Ward
• Postnatal Care: Postnatal Care QRG
• Postnatal Care: Postnatal: Subsequent Care
• Postnatal Care: Transfer of a Postnatal Woman to Home / Visiting Midwifery Service / GP Care
• Postnatal Infection- see 'Infection: Postnatal: Treatment & Management'
• Postpartum Complications (PPH, oxytocin regimes, uterine inversion)- See Restricted Area Guidelines on Healthpoint 
• Pregnancy beyond 41 weeks gestation- refer to 'Prolonged Pregnancy'
• Pregnancy Care: First Trimester Complications
• Pregnancy Loss in Children 13 and Under: Management of the Products of Conception
• Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes at Term - refer to 'Rupture of Membranes- Spontaneous'
• Pressure Injury - see Department of Health WA: WA Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Clinical Guideline & WNHS Pressure Injury Policy (Healthpoint only)
• Preterm Birth Prevention: High Risk women
• Preterm Birth Prevention: Low Risk women
• Preterm Birth Prevention: Moderate Risk women
• Preterm Birth Prevention: Progesterone for
• Preterm Labour
• Preterm Labour: Magnesium Sulphate for Neuroprotection of the Fetus
• Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (PPROM)- refer to 'Rupture of Membranes- Spontaneous'
• Previable Rupture of Membranes (mid-trimester)- refer to 'Rupture of Membranes- Spontaneous'
• Prolonged Pregnancy: Care Beyond 40 Weeks Gestation

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R

• Readmission of a Baby to KEMH (from VMS/MGP/CMP)
• Referral to Maternal Fetal Assessment Unit (MFAU)
• Referral to Silver Chain
• Resuscitation Trolley: Equipment and Checking (Adult & Neonatal)
• Review at Another Hospital: Obstetric and Gynaecology
• RhD Negative Women- Refer to 'Blood Group & Clinically Significant Antibodies: Management: Rh D negative & Rh D positive women'
• Ronald McDonald House: Accommodation - refer to Patient Flow Unit Healthpoint hub page (access to WA Health employees through Healthpoint)
• Rupture of Membranes- Spontaneous (Pre-viability, Preterm and Term)

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S

• Safe Infant Sleeping- refer to Department of Health WA Safe Infant Sleeping Policy. Links also available in 'Neonatal Care' guideline.
• Sepsis and Septic Shock- Maternal- Refer to 'MR 283 Adult / Maternal Sepsis Pathway'
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections: Chlamydia in Pregnancy
• Sexually Transmitted Infections: Hepatitis B in Pregnancy
• Sexually Transmitted Infections: Hepatitis C - refer to 'Infections in Obstetrics: Hepatitis C'
• Sexually Transmitted Infections: Herpes Simplex
• Sexually Transmitted Infections: Syphilis
• Small for Gestational Age (SGA) & Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR): Management of
• Stoma Care- see HealthPoint for link to SCGHOPH guideline
• Surgical Patient Management- see 'Perioperative Preparation & Management'

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T

• Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)- see HealthPoint for link to SCGHOPH guideline
• Transfer from Home to Hospital (VMS / MGP / CMP)
• Transfer of a Critically Unwell Patient to an ICU at Another Hospital
• Transfer of a Patient
• Transfer of a Patient to Agnes Walsh Lodge/House

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U

• USS in MFAU for fetal wellbeing-Basic US scanning competent midwives- see Pathology & Ultrasound Ordering

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V

• Vaccinations (Adult pertussis, influenza and MMR.  Neonatal Hepatitis B and HBIG)
• Vaginal Procedures
• Venous Thrombosis and Embolism (VTE): Prevention and Management [NEW July 2021- includes prophylaxis as well as therapeutic VTE management in obstetrics and gynaecology]
• Visiting Midwifery Service (VMS): Readmission of a Baby/Babies to KEMH - see 'Readmission of a Baby to KEMH from VMS/MGP/CMP''
• Visiting Midwifery Service (VMS): Referrals
• Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Management
• Vitamin D Deficiency in Pregnancy

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W

• Water for Pain Management during Labour and/or Birth
• Women and Newborn Drug and Alcohol Service (WANDAS)
• Wound Care

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