Chapter 15
Late Decelerations
Uteroplacental Insufficiency
True Labor
Regular/strong contractions
Cervical changes
120-160
Average infant HR
helps with low temperature
head covering
Not an effective means of birth control
Breast feeding
Nonreassuring FHR patterns
associated with fetal hypoxemia
Assessment after AROM
FHR & Pattern
Infant heat loss can occur because of
convection, conduction, evaporation
swaddling, sucrose, nonnutritive sucking
infant comfort measures
breast tenderness, warmth, redness
mastitis
Early decelerations
Most often caused by fetal head compression
Fetal assessment of life outside of the womb
Apgar Score
Assesment for hip integrity
Ortalani maneuver
Screening often performed prior to dismissal of the infant
Hearing screening
Formula left in the bottle after feeding
Throw it out
Baseline FHR
110-160
Vaginal exams should be limited during labor due to the risk of
Infection
Appears 24 hours after birth
Physiologic jaundice
Evaluates color, pulse, grimace, activity, respirations
APGAR
Everted nipples
are normal
Variable deceleration
Umbilical cord compression
The nurse should maintain good ______ during the labor and delivery process
communication
Appears within first 24 hours of birth
Pathologic jaundice
Observe for signs of Hypoglycemia
LGA babies
can decrease milk supply in breastfeeding women
oral contraceptives