Antenatal Community Care Program

A community nursing program that offers 7 days a week, in-home pregnant patient monitoring, and fetal health surveillance to those with high-risk pregnancies that are medically stable.

Services include:

• daily (physical and psychosocial) assessment of patients in their homes or over the telephone
• fetal monitoring (non-stress tests) as ordered on referral
• 1:1 perinatal education and teaching about their high-risk pregnancy condition(s), and other health concerns
• teaching is provided about self-monitoring and when to seek urgent / emergent medical care
• nutrition services are offered 1:1 for general nutrition, weight issues, special diets, supplement review and food security issues
• referrals to community support resources as needed
• closed loop communication with the Most Responsible Healthcare provider (MRHP)

This service provides in home care for antenatal patients who might otherwise be cared for in hospital. Patients remain under the care of their own obstetrician, or family physician, or midwife (with OB consult).

See Appendix F: ACCP Only - Routine Nursing Standards, Prenatal Nursing Practice Manual for routine Antenatal Community Care Program (ACCP) care.