WHO Antenatal Care Guideline Implementation Guide
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WHO Antenatal Care Guideline Implementation Guide, published by World Health Organization (WHO). This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.3.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/WorldHealthOrganization/smart-anc/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

PlanDefinition: ANC.DT.11 Syphilis testing

Official URL: http://smart.who.int/anc/PlanDefinition/ANCDT11 Version: 0.3.0
Active as of 2025-06-24 Computable Name: ANCDT11
Other Identifiers: ANC.DT.11 (use: official, )

Usage:Workflow Task: Conduct laboratory tests and imaging

Depending on the contact schedule, and woman's syphilis diagnosis, test for syphilis

Id: ANCDT11
Url: ANC.DT.11 Syphilis testing
Version: 0.3.0
Official

ANC.DT.11

Title: ANC.DT.11 Syphilis testing
Type:

system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/plan-definition-type

code: eca-rule

Date: 2025-06-24 13:58:48-0600
Publisher: World Health Organization (WHO)
Description:

Depending on the contact schedule, and woman's syphilis diagnosis, test for syphilis
Use Context:
code value
task
Jurisdiction: 001
Libraries:
ANC.DT.11 Syphilis testing
Actions:
ANC.DT.11 Syphilis testing:
When: Named Event: ANC.B9. Conduct laboratory tests and imaging
Then:
A syphilis test is recommended for all pregnant women at the first contact
If: Applicability: "ANC contact number" = 1 (Should Conduct syphilis test)
A syphilis test is recommended again at the first contact of 3rd trimester (28 weeks)
If: Applicability: "Gestational age" ≥ 29 weeks (Should Conduct syphilis test 2)
Women who are already confirmed positive for syphilis do not need to be tested
If: Applicability: "Syphilis diagnosis" = "Syphilis positive" (Should No syphilis test required )
Then: Additional sub-actions not displayed