ABSTRACT
These should be complete and updated, if need be, with changes of surname and address. Emergency telephone numbers should be provided for the hospital, the GP and the community midwife.
This entry should provide a comprehensive record of the pregnant woman’s past medical, surgical and obstetric history, either completed freehand or from lists of printed questions. The relevant family history should be recorded; if this is complicated, it should be presented as a diagram of the family tree. ‘Yes’/’no’ answers should always be obtained for important factors, such as past blood transfusions.
