Antenatal Care Resources

eLearning

Below find eLearning resources from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).  

• EKU Update: Common Physical Symptoms in Pregnancy (Jan 2021)^{FREE to RCGP Members} 
• EKU Hot Topic: Associations between Macrolide Antibiotics Prescribing during Pregnancy and Adverse Child Outcomes in the UK (Feb 2020)^{FREE to RCGP Members}
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (Sep 2021)^FREE

RCOG eLearning Courses:

• Maternal Vaccinations in Pregnancy^FREE

Guidelines

Below find guideline resources from the RCOG, the UK Department of Health's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHpRA), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions (HANDI) and the UK Teratology Information Service (UKTIS) on the topic of antenatal care.

RCOG Guidelines:

• Management of Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy (GTG No. 76,  Apr 25)^FREE
• Care of Women with Obesity in Pregnancy (GTG No. 72, Nov 2018)^FREE 
• Antenatal and Postnatal Analgesia (Scientific Impact Paper No. 59,  Dec 2018)^FREE
• Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium (GTG No. 56, Dec 2019)^FREE

MHpRA Guidance:

• Drug Safety Update: Topiramate (Topamax): Introduction of new safety measures, including a Pregnancy Prevention Programme(June 24)^FREE

NICE Guidelines:

• Antenatal Care Quality Standard (QS22, updated Feb 23)^FREE
• Antenatal Care (NG201, Aug 2021)^FREE
• Pregnancy and Complex Social Factors: A model for service provision for pregnant women with complex social factors (CG110, Sep 2010)^FREE
• Maternal and Child Nutrition: Nutrition and weight management in pregnancy, and nutrition in children up to 5 years (NG247, Jan 2025)^FREE

RACGP HANDI Guidelines:

• Antenatal Perineal Massage: Reduce perineal injury during childbirth^FREE

UKTIS Guidelines:

• Maternal Exposure to Medicines in Pregnancy: Information for health professionals^FREE

Reviews

Below find journal review articles from the RCOG, the RCGP's British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), as well as from other journals on the topic of antenatal care. Articles from The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) below, which are not marked FREE or which are not open access, may require a subscription or institutional access to read the full content. Check with your university or hospital library regarding institutional access to articles from this journal. 

RCOG Reviews:

• The Management of Chronic Pain in Pregnancy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2026; 28: 16–29)^FREE
• What's New in Guidance? BHIVA guidelines on the management of HIV in pregnancy and the postpartum period (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2025; 27: 275–277)
• The use of Psychotropic Medication in the Perinatal Period (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2024; 26: 127–138)^FREE
• Sarcoidosis in Pregnancy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2024; 26: 66–74)^FREE
• The Management of Urogynaecological Problems in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2022; 24: 167–175)
• Opioid Misuse in Pregnancy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2022; 24: 101–108)
• The Management of Haemoglobinopathies in Pregnancy and Childbirth (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2022; 24: 109–118)
• Pregnancy in Underweight Women: Implications, management and outcomes(The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2022; 24: 50—57)
• Antenatal Venous Thromboembolism (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2021; 23: 206–212)
• Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis in Pregnancy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2021; 23: 89–93)
• A Review of Stroke in Pregnancy: Incidence, investigations and management (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2020; 22: 21–33)^FREE 
• Very Advanced Maternal Age (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2021; 23: 38–47)
• Care in Pregnancies Subsequent to Stillbirth or Perinatal Death (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2021; 23: 48–59)
• Surgical Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2019; 21: 27–35)
  
• Counselling Women About the Risks of Caesarean Delivery in Future Pregnancies (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2014; 16: 239–44)
• The Obstetric Care of Asylum Seekers and Refugee Women in the UK (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2015; 17: 223–31)
• Headaches in Pregnancy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2014; 16: 179–84)
  
• Routes to Parenthood for Women with Turner Syndrome (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2019; 21: 43–50)
• Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2019; 21: 177–184)
• Management of Palpitations and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Pregnancy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2019; 21: 263–270)

BJGP Review:

• GP’s Role in Supporting Women with Anal Incontinence after childbirth Injury: A qualitative study (BJGP 2024; 74 (746): e587-e594)^FREE

Other Journal Reviews:

• Prenatal Paracetamol Exposure and Child Neurodevelopment: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health, Jan 26; https://doi.org/10.1016/S3050-5038(25)00211-0)^FREE