Labor
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Excessive nausea and vomiting that can significantly interfere with food intake and fluid balance.
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Used to assess the status of the cervix in determining its response to induction
A temporary organ for fetal respiration, nutrition, and excretion
Placenta
a result of lung immaturity, which leads to reduced gas exchange. also called hyaline membrane disease
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Fluctuation or constant changes in the baseline fetal heart rate above and below the baseline in a 10-minute window
Baseline Variability
Abnormal implantation of placenta in the lower uterus
Placenta Previa
Artificial rupture of membranes by using a sterile sharp instrument to puncture the amniotic sac and release the amniotic fluid for the purpose of inducing or augmenting labor
Amniotomy
Hormone signal sent to the corpus luteum that conception has occurred
Apnea
Temporary, abrupt rate increases of at least 15 beats/min above the baseline fetal heart rate that last 15 seconds but less than 2 minutes from onset to return to baseline
Accelerations
Premature separation of normally implanted placenta
Abruptio placentae
Method of changing the fetal presentation, usually from breech to oblique to cephalic. Can be internal or external
Version
Covers and cushions the cord vessels and keeps the three vessels separated.
Wharton Jelly
Increases the baby's need for oxygen and glucose
The fetal legs are flexed at the hips and extend toward the shoulders; the most common type of breech presentation
Frank Breech
When the maternal anti-Rh antibodies cross the placenta and destroy fetal erythrocytes
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Term to describe a difficult labor
Dystocia
Diverts some blood away from the liver as it returns form the placenta
Ductus venosus
Another term for icterus
Instilling a saline infusion by catheter into the uterine cavity to restore amniotic fluid volume to relieve umbilical cord compression that can interrupt fetal oxygenation
Amnioinfusion
Excessive amniotic fluid
Hydramnios
Contractions are poorly coordinated, frequent and painful
Hypertonic labor
Diverts most blood from the right atrium directly to the left atrium, rather than circulating it to the lungs
Foramen ovale
Involves maintaining a stable body temperature and preventing hypothermia and hyperthermia
Thermoregulation