Week 1
Simulation Laboratory: Sarah Davies
Sarah Davies is a 28 yr old teacher married to Bill who is a 30 yr old carpenter. They are paying off their home at Bankstown. Sarah stopped taking the contraceptive pill 3 months ago and they are delighted to find that they are pregnant. Today they present to the local maternity hospital to the "booking in" clinic. Bill has taken the day off to be with Sarah.
Sarah was born on the 20th March 1979. This is her first pregnancy. Her first day of her last menstrual period was 15th January, 2007. Her booking in visit was the 5th April, 2007 making her 12 weeks pregnant.
The pregnancy progresses normally and now Sarah is 28 weeks pregnant. She has presented at the antenatal clinic for her 28 week check-up.
Simulation Laboratory Activities: Sarah Davies Antenatal Visit
As the Midwife who will be “booking in” Sarah for pregnancy care you are required to attend to the following activities:
- Using the information supplied (and extras from your partner), interview your partner to fill in the antenatal card with the information you would expect to obtain from Sarah and Bill on their first visit to the antenatal clinic
- Identify the appropriate blood tests that will be ordered by a Medical Officer during this visit
- Attend a urinalysis and a urine pregnancy test (the latter is not normally performed by the midwife)
- Attend a set of observations, a weight and height on your partner
- Perform a palpation on the models (you will be given a demonstration first). Write your findings on the antenatal card
- Listen to the fetal heart rate
- Wear the empathy belly to see what its like to be 28 weeks pregnant. You will be allocated some exercises to do while wearing the empathy belly. The belly is not a toy be very careful using it. There are rules and regulations that restrict some people using the belly. You must read the instructions first. Reflect on how you feel when using the empathy belly
- Complete your nursing documentation
