Labor of Love
An infant who is born after 42 weeks gestation.
What is a late post-term infant?
The best place to keep the baby warm after delivery.
What is skin to skin?
The condition which requires lifting the presenting fetal part off of the umbilical cord to ensure blood flow to the fetus.
What is cord prolapse?
Benefits include passive immunity, reduced infections, bonding, uterine involution, reduced SIDS, hormone regulation, decreased risk of PPH and is easily digested by the newborn.
What is breastfeeding/breastmilk?
A form of pain relief in labor that may come after administration of nalbuphine and requires an IV fluid bolus before administration.
What is an epidural?
The name of the scoring system which provides an objective measurement of the infant's condition at 1 and 5 minutes of life.
What is the APGAR score?
A common disorder affecting 12-26% of postpartum mothers characterized by depressive symptoms that continue 2 weeks after delivery?
What is a postpartum depression?
What is mastitis?
A client who is 8-10 cm dilated and experiencing contractions every 2-3 minutes lasting 60-90 seconds is in this first stage of labor.
What is the transition phase?
An infant who is born between 41 and 41 6/7 weeks gestation.
What is a late term infant?
This is squeezed first and then inserted into a newborn's mouth and then nose to clear the breathing passages.
What is a bulb syringe?
Interventions include continuous fundal massage, administration of a sodium chloride bolus and uterotonic medications (oxytocin, hemabate, methergine, cytotec), a CBC and type and screen.
What is postpartum hemorrhage?
What is every 2-3 hours?
A deceleration in fetal heart rate that mirrors each contraction and then returns to baseline.
What is an early deceleration?
Feeding early and often, and potential use of phototherapy, is needed to reduce risk of this condition which can cause infant sleepiness, yellowing sclera, and kernicterus.
What is jaundice?
The priority assessment of a newborn following delivery.
What are respirations/airway?
Illegal drug use during pregnancy increases the risk of this condition in which the newborn may benefit from a pacifier, swaddling, rubbing the back after feeding, and a non-stimulating environment.
What is Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?
Feeding a newborn with this condition requires use of a longer bottle nipple if the infant is unable to latch to the breast?
What is cleft lip/palate?
The maneuver used to identify the fetal position in labor (and where to apply the FHR monitor).
What is Leopold's Maneuver?
A non-permanent contraceptive that is highly reliable but contraindicated with active pelvic infections and can increase the change of an ectopic pregnancy?
What is an IUD?
A macrosomic infant of a GDM mother is at risk for this complication which may require McRobert's maneuver and the application of suprapubic pressure?
What is shoulder dystocia?
Feeding at a 45 degree angle and burping throughout the feeding is required for this infant feeding method.
What is bottle feeding?