Antenatal Care

Abstract

Recently published papers on antenatal screening show that a policy of routine cervical examination does not lead to a reduction in preterm birth, perhaps because the results of the cervical examination do not influence the decisions umbilical Doppler ultrasonography shows that the systematic use of this method for high-risk pregnant women reduces the odds of perinatal mortality by 38%. Studies on antenatal screening for Group B Streptococcus followed by intrapartum treatment show that the antenatal screening can be effective in reducing the rate of infection.