VTE is a leading cause of maternal death in the developed world. Suspected DVT in pregnancy is a common clinical problem faced by clinicians daily. The only validated method to exclude DVT in pregnancy requires leg vein CUS imaging. This imaging modality is costly and has limited availability (only available in radiology departments and, usually, only during weekday daytime hours) often necessitating referral to the emergency room for initiation of heparin injections until leg vein CUS can be obtained. A simple and seemingly powerful clinical decision rule (LEFt) and a simple blood test (D-dimer) may be promising to exclude DVT in pregnancy without the need for diagnostic imaging. Validating the safety of a simple, non-invasive, widely available approach to suspected DVT in pregnancy would be an important advance in maternal health.