CTF Quick Tables: pregnant women - D & E recommendations

Pregnant Women 21-64 Years of Age Quick Table: "DON'Ts"

Quick Table of D & E Recommendations Specific to Pregnant Women 21-64 Years of Age

Condition	Maneuver	Population
"D" Recommendations
Lack of initiation and early cessation of breastfeeding	Provision of written materials to new mothers to promote breastfeeding	Pregnant women
Low birth weight/Preterm birth	Programs of only social support	High risk pregnant women
Neonatal morbidity and mortality	Electronic fetal monitoring, intrapartum	Low risk pregnancies
Preterm birth	Home uterine activity monitoring	Low risk pregnancies
Recurrent herpes simplex type II (progenitalis) infection	Cervical smear, culture; weekly screening	Pregnant women with history, active disease, or partner with proven infection
"E" Recommendations
Lack of initiation and early cessation of breastfeeding	Provision of commercial discharge packages to new mothers	Pregnant women

Quick Table of D & E Recommendations from General Population Recommendations Relevant to Pregnant Women 21-64 Years of Age

Condition	Maneuver	Population
"D" Recommendations
Bladder cancer	Urine dipstick or cytology	General population
Carotid disease/Stroke	Neck auscultation or carotid endarterectomy	General population
Child maltreatment	Screen for risk of maltreating children	General population
Chlamydial infection	Smear, culture or analysis	General population
Cystic fibrosis	DNA analysis for carrier status	General population
Cystic fibrosis	Sweat test, immunoreactive trypsin and "BM meconium" test	General population
Depression	General Health Questionnaire or Zung Self-rating depression scale	General population
Diabetes mellitus	Blood glucose, fasting	Non-pregnant general population
Gonorrhea	Gram stain/culture of cervical or urethral smear	General population
Lung cancer	Chest radiography	General population
Pancreatic cancer	Abdominal palpation, ultrasound or serologic tumor markers	General population
Periodontal disease	Brushing with electric toothbrush	General population
Progressive renal disease	Urine dipstick	General population
"E" Recommendations
Lung cancer	Sputum cytology	General population
Tuberculosis	Mantoux tuberculin skin test	General population