🤰 Antenatal Template

💷 How much is this worth to me?

This template supports comprehensive antenatal care in line with:

• GP Contractual obligations for shared maternity care

• NICE guideline NG201 on antenatal care

• Maternity Enhanced Services, where commissioned

Accurate antenatal documentation ensures safe multidisciplinary care and enables timely referrals, safeguarding, and coding for maternity indicators.

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📊 High-level overview of the specification requirements

This template supports:

• Recording of initial pregnancy notifications

• Documentation of key antenatal checks

• Capture of screening, immunisation, and safeguarding

• Timely referral to midwifery services

While there is no direct QOF payment, this data is essential for both care quality and maternity service coordination.

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📌 What do you need to know?

🤱 Pregnancy Confirmation

• Record:

  • Last menstrual period (LMP)

  • Estimated date of delivery (EDD) (based on LMP or scan)

  • Gestation at first contact

🧾 Booking and Referral

• Tickbox to confirm if:

  • Patient has been booked with midwife

  • Referral to maternity services has been made

• Option to upload or reference booking documentation

💉 Screening and Tests

• Prompt for:

  • Antenatal bloods (FBC, group, antibodies, HbSAg, HIV, syphilis)

  • Screening consent

  • First scan attendance

  • Down’s / Edwards / Patau screening discussed

💊 Immunisations

• Record discussion/offers of:

  • Flu vaccination

  • Pertussis vaccination (from 16 weeks)

  • COVID-19 vaccination

🛡️ Safeguarding and Social Factors

• Space to note:

  • Social support

  • Housing/financial issues

  • Domestic violence

  • Safeguarding concerns

• Can be linked to wider safeguarding templates

🚭 Lifestyle

• Record:

  • Smoking status and cessation advice

  • Alcohol or substance misuse

  • Weight and dietary advice

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💡 Hints and Tips

• Document early contact: first antenatal contact before 10 weeks supports continuity of care targets

• Use this template at both first contact and any GP follow-ups during pregnancy

• Clearly code pregnancy diagnosis to trigger system alerts (e.g. for medication contraindications)

• If the patient declines referral or screening, use the appropriate decline codes

• This form integrates well with child health, safeguarding, and postpartum planning templates