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National and SOGP guidance
Pakistani guidelines worth knowing for vivas.
Source: SOGP · NCMNH · MoNHSR&C| SOGP hypertension in pregnancy (2022) | PAFMJ 72(3). Aspirin 150 mg at night from before 16 to 36 weeks; calcium 1 g/day from 16 weeks; treat 160/110 within 15 minutes; labetalol, then nifedipine, then methyldopa; MgSO4 4 g IV over 20 min then 1 g/h for 24 h. |
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| National PPH guidelines (2023) | NCMNH and AMAN with SOGP; published JPMA Feb 2024. |
| Prevention of preterm birth (2022) | National MFM committee, approved by SOGP. |
| Second-trimester anomaly scan (2022) | SOGP guideline (PJMS). |
| Post-abortion care standards (2018) | MoNHSR&C: MVA or medical methods under 13 weeks; no sharp curettage; contraception before discharge. |
| Small and sick newborn care (2023) | National guidelines with PPA, UNICEF and WHO. |
SOGP (Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Pakistan), founded 1957, is the FIGO member society.
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