Threatened Preterm Labour
The following only applies for true cases of threatened preterm labour.
12-20 weeks gestational age
patients with missed, inevitable, or incomplete abortions can be difficult to manage at this gestational age
consider consultation with Iqaluit obstetrics on call
consider consultation with general surgeon on call
consider consultation with obstetrics in Ottawa
20-22 weeks gestational age
strongly consider consultation with obstetrics on call to assist with management
obstetrics may take over management of these cases if agreed upon between physicians and documented in the chart
22 weeks gestational age and higher
mandatory consultation with obstetrics on call
obstetrics will likely take over management of these cases.
Please note:
If after consulting Iqaluit obstetrics it is deemed that the issue is medical and unrelated to pregnancy, patient’s care may be returned to the emergency physician.
Emergency physicians cannot send any pregnant patients to the ward for a non- stress test without first speaking to the Iqaluit obstetrics physician on-call.