Curriculum Block

Objectives

• To practice a history and physical exam for a First Prenatal Visit.
• To review an approach to discussing confirmation of pregnancy with patients.
• To discuss screening for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in pregnant patients, and screening tools to do so.
• To discuss Nausea and vomiting and Pelvic pain in early pregnancy (<20 weeks gestation) including can’t miss diagnoses.
• To discuss recommendations for exercise in low-risk pregnancy.
• To review bottom-line professional obligations with respect to patient requests for healthcare services to which certain providers may feel morally opposed in the context of therapeutic abortion.
• To practice motivational interviewing for a patient in an action stage of change with a focus on smoking cessation.

• Describe maternal complications of pregnancy.
• Explain the predisposing factors, initiation and management of pre-term labour.
• Describe factors that adversely affect fetal growth and well-being.

Assessments

• OSCE #2

• Integration Foundation Clinical Skills

Tags

1. Obtain a history and perform a physical examination adapted to the patient’s clinical situation Integration Foundation Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care Part 5 Week 1 IF Week 9 Family medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Early Pregnancy Loss / Spontaneous Abortion Pelvic Pain Prenatal Care Vomiting and/or Nausea Clinical Skills Abortion, Therapeutic [E04.520.050.060] Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210] Medical History Taking [E01.370.510] Nausea [C23.888.821.712] Pregnancy Complications [C13.703] Pregnancy Tests [E01.370.225.970] Pregnancy Trimester, First [G08.686.707.408] Pregnancy [G08.686.784.769] Prenatal Care [E02.760.786] Smoking Cessation [F01.145.940.700] Vomiting [C23.888.821.937]