Acute Medicine | Multidisciplinary Approaches to Maternal Health | Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology
This session covers gastrointestinal disease in pregnancy including preconception care, pregnancy-related gastrointestinal physiology and maternal health during pregnancy and postpartum.

At the end of this session, you should be able to:

• explain the normal physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and how these correlates to symptoms, signs and results
• understand the important considerations of preconception care and how chronic disease can impact a healthy pregnancy including:
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • coeliac disease
  • irritable bowel syndrome
  • post-bariatric surgery
  • obesity
• develop a systematic approach to diagnosing and investigating acute medical problems that may develop during pregnancy or postpartum
• recognise the ‘red flag’ features and have the basic knowledge of how to treat and escalate the care of a pregnant woman affected by: 
  • hyperemesis gravidarum
  • gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
  • pancreatitis
  • constipation
  • appendicitis