Prenatal Care

Core Competencies Covered

  • Comprehensive maternal history and physical assessment
  • Confirmation and dating of pregnancy
  • Normal maternal adaptations to pregnancy
  • Ongoing maternal and fetal assessment
  • Risk assessment and screening
  • Prenatal education and anticipatory guidance
  • Birth planning and informed decision making
  • Recognition of deviations from normal

Skills Introduced, Practiced & Initially Verified

  • Obtain a comprehensive prenatal history
  • Perform maternal vital signs
  • Perform components of the prenatal physical examination
  • Measure fundal height
  • Perform Leopold's maneuvers
  • Determine fetal position and presentation
  • Assess fetal heart rate
  • Perform and interpret appropriate pelvic assessment
  • Calculate estimated due date
  • Document prenatal findings appropriately

Professional Standards Alignment
MEAC/NARM: 3.4–3.8, 3.37–3.53
Additional Alignment: MANA prenatal-care competencies; NARM Maternal Health Assessment and Prenatal domains
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