Labor & Delivery
What is Stage 1 of labor?
This stage of labor begins with cervical dilation and ends at 10 cm.
What is BUBBLE-HE?
The postpartum assessment acronym used to evaluate the mother.
What is the APGAR Score?
The scoring system used to evaluate newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth.
What is Walking?
This developmental milestone usually occurs around 12 months.
What is Asthma?
This respiratory illness causes wheezing and airway inflammation.
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
This medication is used to reverse opioid overdose.
What is 110–160 beats per minute?
The normal fetal heart rate range during labor.
What is Lochia Rubra?
Lochia that is bright red and occurs during the first few days after birth.
What is the Rooting Reflex?
This reflex causes the baby to turn its head toward a touch on the cheek.
What is 5 months?
Birth weight typically doubles by this age.
What is Otitis Media?
This ear infection is common in children.
What is Terbutaline?
This medication is used to stop preterm labor.
What is a Variable Deceleration?
This type of fetal heart rate deceleration is caused by cord compression.
What is Postpartum Hemorrhage?
A boggy uterus postpartum may indicate this complication.
What is Vitamin K?
This vitamin injection is given at birth to prevent bleeding disorders.
What is Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt?
According to Erikson, toddlers experience this developmental stage.
What is Croup?
This viral illness causes a barking cough in children.
What is mg/kg dosing?
Pediatric medication doses are usually calculated using this formula.
What is Oxytocin (Pitocin)?
This hormone medication is commonly used to induce or augment labor.
What is Magnesium Sulfate?
This medication is given to prevent seizures in preeclampsia.
What is 30–60 breaths per minute?
The normal newborn respiratory rate range.
What is the Concrete Operational Stage?
This stage of Piaget’s theory occurs in school-age children.
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
This pediatric condition causes high blood sugar due to insulin deficiency.
What is RhoGAM?
This injection prevents Rh incompatibility in Rh-negative mothers.
What is Stage 2 of labor?
The stage of labor when the baby is delivered.
What are Postpartum Blues?
This emotional condition may occur after childbirth and includes sadness and mood swings.
What is the Moro Reflex?
This newborn reflex occurs when a baby throws out their arms when startled.
What are Adolescents?
This age group is most at risk for motor vehicle accidents
What is RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)?
This severe respiratory infection is common in infants during winter months.
What is Methergine?
This medication is used to treat postpartum hemorrhage.