Early Pregnancy Resources

eLearning

Below find eLearning resources from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) on topics in early pregnancy. The e-SRH programme has been developed by the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) in partnership with Health Education England eLearning for Healthcare (HEE eLfH). Access is free to healthcare professionals but requires an eLfH account.  More information on this programme can be found HERE. 

RCGP Resources:

• Five Minutes to Change Your Practice: Folic Acid in Pregnancy (Nov 25)_{FREE to RCGP}
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum (May 2025)^FREE 
• Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome (APS)^FREE
• Pregnancy Loss and Child Bereavement^FREE

CoSRH / eLfH Resource:

• e-SRH Module 8: Early Pregnancy ^{FREE to NHS Clinicians (requires an eLfH account)}

UCL/ FutureLearn Resource:

• Effective Communication for Pregnancy Loss Care (two weeks; introductory level)

Guidelines

Below find guidelines from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the topic of early pregnancy.

RCOG Guidelines:

• The Management of Nausea & Vomiting of Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum (GTG 69, June 2016, updated Jan 2024) ^FREE

NICE Guidelines:

• Ectopic Pregnancy and Miscarriage: Diagnosis and initial management (NG126, Apr 2019; updated 2023) ^FREE

Reviews

Below find article reviews from the RCGP journals, the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) and InnovAiT on the topics of nausea and vomiting, and miscarriage in pregnancy. Access to InnovAiT is free to members of the RCGP through the MyRCGP login.

RCGP Journal Article Reviews:

• First Trimester Antidepressant Use and Miscarriage: A population-based cohort study using Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD (BJGP 2025; 75 (761): e843-e852)^FREE
• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (InnovAiT 2024; 17(3): 132–137)^{Free to RCGP members via link on MyRCGP}
• Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (InnovAiT 2023; 0(0); doi:10.1177/17557380231174465)^{Free to RCGP members via link on MyRCGP}