Table 2.
Risk score 0 | No treatment |
Risk score 1 | No treatment |
Risk score 2 | Short term (7 days) LMH prophylaxis after delivery or during immobilization |
Risk score 3 | 6 weeks of LWH prophylaxis after delivery* |
Risk score ≥4 | Antepartum prophylaxis, and at least 6 weeks postpartum** |
“Very high risk” | High dose antepartum prophylaxis and at least 12 weeks of puerpal prophylaxis*** |
*Initiated 4 hours after delivery.
**Women with anamnesis of VTE initiate the antepartum prophylaxis during second trimester.
***Prophylaxis is initiated as early as possible and sometimes before pregnancy.