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A. LESSON REVIEW/PREVIEW
B. MAIN LESSON
Post-Abortal Care
Post-abortal care refers to the package of care needed to provide quality services following
spontaneous abortion and unsafe abortion.
Post-abortal care services should include both medical and preventive care. Essential elements of the
PAC model include: Emergency treatment of incomplete abortion and potentially life-threatening
complications Post-abortal family planning counseling and services Links between post-abortal
emergency services and the reproductive health care system
Family planning services are an essential component of PAC Services as an Essential Component of
Post-Abortal Care.
Women who receive PAC without the necessary tools or information needed to prevent subsequent
unwanted pregnancies and abortions may find themselves returning to health centers for similar
services in the future.
Lack of family planning information and tools leave women trapped in what has been called a harmful
cycle of unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion.
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Research shows that reaching women at this critical stage helps to increase contraceptive use
significantly, leading to fewer repeat and possibly unsafe abortions.
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Management
General management
Every health care system must provide some level of PAC, whether at the district and/or community level. The
services provided will depend on the type of facility and its capacities.
Suggested post-abortal care services by level of health care facility and staff
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4. If bleeding persists: Assess for fetal viability 3. Arrange for evacuation of uterus as soon a
(pregnancy test or ultrasound) or ectopic possible.
pregnancy (ultrasound).
4. If pregnancy is greater than 16 weeks:
5. Persistent bleeding, particularly in the
presence of a uterus larger than expected, Await spontaneous expulsion of product of
may indicate twins or molar pregnancy. conception and then evacuate the uterus to
remove any remaining product of
6. Do not give hormones because they will not conception.
prevent miscarriage
If necessary, infuse oxytocin 40 units in 1L
IV fluids (normal saline or Ringer’s lactate at
40 drops per minute) to help achieve
expulsion of product of conception.
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Should be encouraged to delay the next Must be invited to express their feelings and
pregnancy until they are completely fears related to the circumstances of the
recovered. unwanted pregnancy, such as rape, failed
contraception, lack of access to
contraception, etc.
Surgical and Medical Methods for the Management of Spontaneous and Unsafe Abortion, and
Approved by International Guidelines
Medical methods, also known as non-surgical methods, make use of pharmacological drugs to treat
conditions of post abortion.
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Surgical methods make use of transcervical procedures, such MVA, dilatation and curettage (D&C),
and dilatation and evacuation (D&E). Medical and surgical methods are safe, and can save the life of
the woman if used properly and effectively. In countries where abortion services are legal, they are
recognized as the safest approach to medical and surgical abortion care. The Society of Obstetricians
and Gynaecologists of Canada, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Royal
College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK), and WHO have all adopted guidelines for abortion
care.
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After any surgical method, immediate examination of POC is important to exclude the possibility of ectopic
pregnancy, verify any appearance suggestive of molar pregnancy, and to consider incomplete abortion.
1. Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA): Vacuum aspiration is the most preferred, appropriate, and cost-
effective procedure in low-resource settings. It is the preferred surgical technique up to 16 weeks. Its
high efficacy has been well established in several randomized controlled trials. Vacuum aspiration has
replaced D&C in routine use in most industrialized countries and in many other countries.
With MVA, the vacuum is created using a hand-held, hand-activated, plastic 60 ml syringe. It takes from
3 to 10 minutes to complete, and can be performed on an outpatient basis, using analgesics and/or
local anesthesia.
Though rare, complications with vacuum aspiration can include pelvic infection, excessive bleeding,
cervical injury, incomplete evacuation, uterine perforation, anesthesia complications, and ongoing
pregnancy.
Abdominal cramping or pain and menstrual-like bleeding are normal side effects with any abortion
procedure. Precautions for performing manual vacuum aspiration
In the course of the initial assessment, conditions may be discovered that indicate delaying the MVA
procedure and initiating other treatment(s) before beginning the MVA, or the need to use a different
technique for removing POC.
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3. Dilatation and evacuation: D&E is used from about 12 completed weeks of pregnancy. It is the safest
and most effective surgical technique for later abortion where skilled, experienced providers are
available. D&E requires preparing the cervix with a prostaglandin, dilating the cervix, and evacuating
the uterus using electric vacuum aspiration with 14 mm to 16 mm diameter cannula and forceps.
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1. How should you decide whether a patient can be managed locally or whether she should be
transferred? Clinics and level 1 hospitals which do not have blood available must refer all patients
with an antepartum hemorrhage.
2. When you refer a patient, what precautions should you take to ensure the safety of the patient in
transit?
C. LESSON WRAP-UP
AL Strategy: Minute Paper
1. Please prepare a question or write a question in an index cards or half-sheets of paper to write
feedback to the following questions:
a. What was the most useful or the most meaningful thing you have learned this session?
b. What question(s) do you have as we end this session?
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Laparoscopic Cerclage
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A. LESSON REVIEW/PREVIEW
B. MAIN LESSON
CERVICAL CERCLAGE
Cervical Cerclage- purse-string sutures are placed 3. Rescue Cerclage=is defined as cervical dilation
in the cervix by the vaginal route under regional of 1.5 cm or more by digital examination and
anesthesia, at approximately 12 to 14 weeks. membranes visible or prolapsed through the
This procedure is use as a surgical management for cervical canal. Replacement of the prolapse
cervical insufficiency. amniotic sac back into the uterus will usually aid
suturing or placing the patient in a Trendelenburg
Contraindications position, filling the bladder with 600 ml or placing
Bleeding a Foley catheter to inflate a 30 ml balloon to
Contractions deflect the amniotic sac while a cerclage suture
Ruptured Membranes is tightened around the catheter tubing.
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Mersilene Tape) is threaded in a purse-string After the procedure, the woman should remain
manner under the submucous layer of the cervix on bed rest in a slight or modified
and sutured in place to achieve a closed cervix. Trendelenburg position for a few days to
(as seen below) decrease pressure on the new sutures.
Usual activity and sexual relations can be
resumed in most instances after this rest
period.
Although routinely accomplished by a vaginal
route, sutures may be placed by a
transabdominal route.
Sutures are then removed at weeks 37 to 38 of
pregnancy so the fetus can be born vaginally.
When a transabdominal approach is used, the
sutures may be left in place and a cesarean
birth is performed.
VERSIONS
Fetal presentation is altered by physically substituting one pole of a longitudinal presentation for the
other, or converting an oblique or transverse lie into a longitudinal presentation.
INDICATIONS
Breech presentation
Transverse lie
CONTRAINDICATIONS
early labor,
oligohydramnios or rupture of membranes
nuchal cord,
structural uterine abnormalities
fetal-growth restriction, and prior
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COMPLICATIONS
risks for placental abruption
preterm labor
fetal compromise
uterine rupture
feto-maternal hemorrhage
alloimmunization
amnionic fluid embolism
death may also complicate attempts at external version
dystocia
malpresentation
non-reassuring fetal heart patterns
INDICATION
the only indication is when the fetus in transverse lie in case of second baby in twin gestation.
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Actual Procedure
The procedure must be ideally
performed under general
anesthesia with the uterus
sufficiently relaxed.
• Under all aseptic precautions,
the clinician introduces one of
his/her hands into the uterine
cavity in a cone-shaped manner.
(b)
• The hand is passed along the
breech to ultimately grasp the fetal
foot, which is identified by
palpation of its heel.
While the foot is gradually brought down, clinician’s other hand present externally over the abdomen helps in
gradually pushing the cephalic pole upwards.(c)
• Rest of the delivery is completed by breech extraction.
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1. A 23-year-old G3P2 woman at 12 weeks’ gestation with a uterine anomaly presents asking if she should
undergo cerclage placement to prevent preterm birth. The decision to place a cerclage should be based on
which of the following?
a. The type of müllerian anomaly
b. Cervical length at 14 weeks’ gestation
c. The same criteria used for women without uterine anomalies
d. All of the above
3.A 38-year-old G1 undergoes a routine sonogram to survey fetal anatomy at 21 weeks’ gestation. The cervical
changes are found. She denies any complaints, including contractions. On sterile speculum exam she is noted
to be dilated 1–2 cm with bulging membranes just past the level of the external os. She undergoes 24 hours of
observation on labor and delivery without any change. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Inevitable abortion
b. Cervical insufficiency
c. Arrested preterm labor
d. Placenta Previa
4. A 38-year-old G1 undergoes a routine sonogram to survey fetal anatomy at 21 weeks’ gestation. The
cervical changes are found. She denies any complaints, including contractions. On sterile speculum exam she
is noted to be dilated 1–2 cm with bulging membranes just past the level of the external os. She undergoes 24
hours of observation on labor and delivery without any change. When counseling the patient regarding her
management options, you offer her expectant management versus intervention. Which intervention is most
appropriate?
a. Cerclage placement
b. Daily vaginal progesterone
c. 17-Hydroxyprogesterone acetate injections weekly
d. Expectant management with repeat cervical length in 1 week
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5. A 38-year-old G1 undergoes a routine sonogram to survey fetal anatomy at 21 weeks’ gestation. The
cervical changes as shown below are found. She denies any complaints, including contractions. On sterile
speculum exam she is noted to be dilated 1–2 cm with bulging membranes just past the level of the external
os. She undergoes 24 hours of observation on labor and delivery without any change. The patient elects to
proceed with cerclage placement. What is the most appropriate statement regarding her probable outcome?
a. There is a 20% risk of delivery prior to term.
b. There is a 33% risk of delivery prior to 35 weeks’ gestation.
c. There is a 50% risk of delivery prior to 36 weeks’ gestation.
d. There is at least a 50% risk of delivery prior to 28 weeks’ gestation.
6. In a woman without history of prior cesarean delivery, at what gestational age is removal of a prophylactic
transvaginal cerclage most reasonable?
a. 34 weeks’ gestation
b. 37 weeks’ gestation
c. 39 weeks’ gestation
d. Defer until the onset of labor
8. When counseling a patient regarding prophylactic cerclage placement, which of the following is a
known risk? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
a. Bleeding
b. Infection
c. Membrane rupture
d. Cervical Insufficiency
9. Manipulations performed through the abdominal wall that yield a cephalic presentation.
A. External Cephalic Version
B. Internal Podalic Version
C. External Podalic Version
D. Internal Cephalic Version
10. A fetus is turned to a breech presentation using the hand placed into the uterus.
A. External Cephalic Version
B. Internal Podalic Version
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C. LESSON WRAP-UP
AL Strategy: Minute Paper
1. Please prepare a question or write a question in an index cards or half-sheets of paper to write
feedback to the following questions:
a. What was the most useful or the most meaningful thing you have learned this session?
b. What question(s) do you have as we end this session?
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