POST PROCEDURAL CARE

AFTER AMNIOCENTESIS / CHORIONIC VILLOUS SAMPLING (CVS)
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REST
REST IS RECOMMENDED BUT THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF THIS HAS BENEFIT.
OUR ADVICE IS TO REST FOR 2 DAYS TO FACILITATE HEALING.
FEEL FREE TO MOVE ABOUT THE HOUSE BUT KEEP YOURSELF RELAXED AND AVOID HEAVY LIFTING.
THE DOCTOR SHOULD HAVE PRESCRIBED A MEDICAL LEAVE.
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            PAIN
THE PROCEDURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MINIMAL DISCOMFORT.
VERY RARELY IS PAIN KILLER REQUIRED.
PARACETAMOL CAN BE SAFELY TAKEN AT A DOSE OF 1g EVERY 6 HOURS.
IF THE PAIN IS SEVERE AND WORSENING DESPITE PARACETAMOL THEN CONSIDER GOING BACK TO THE DOCTOR OR MEDICAL CENTRE.
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DIET
YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING YOU PREFER.
THERE ARE NO DIETARY RESTRICTIONS AFTER AMNIOCENTESIS / CVS.
KEEP TO THE GENERAL PREGNANCY DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS.
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MISCARRIAGE
THERE IS A SMALL 0.5-1% RISK.
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE LOWER TUMMY PAINS/CRAMPS WORSENING IN NATURE, VAGINAL DISCHARGE OF FLUIDS AND/OR BLOOD AND PASSING OF CLOTS. FEVER CAN SOMETIMES OCCUR.
IF THE PAIN DOES NOT SUBSIDE AFTER 2 DOSES OF PARACETAMOL / IF BLEEDING REQUIRES CHANGING OF PADS EVERY HOUR FOR THE PAST 3 HOURS THEN SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION - return to hospital
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REVIEW
IT IS USUAL FOR A REVIEW IN ONE WEEK TIME AS THE DOCTOR WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW YOU ARE GETTING ON.
SOME OF THE RESULTS MAY BE READY FOR DISCUSSION TOO.