Obstetrics and Gynecology/Diagnostic Testing in Obstetrical Medicine

Indications for Antenatal Assessment

 * Antiphospholipid syndrome
 * Hypertensive disorders
 * Type 1 diabetes
 * Hemoglobinopathy
 * Cyanotic heart lesions
 * Poorly controlled hyperthyroidism
 * Systemic lupus erythematosis
 * Chronic Kidney Disease
 * Pre-eclampsia
 * Poly/oligohydramnios
 * Multiple gestation
 * Intrauterine growth retardation
 * Previously unexplained intrauterine fetal demise
 * Iso-immunization
 * Decreased fetal movement

Assessment should be started at 26 weeks if there is a high index of suspicion for fetal death. Assessment may be started at 32-34 weeks of gestation if there is an increased risk of stillbirth.