Be still my heart
Name of fetal adaptation between right and left atria
What is:
Foramen Ovale
Medications used to delay delivery and inhibit contractions
What is: Tocolytics
Baby is born, cord is cut, and baby takes first breath. What happens to pressures on right and left side of heart?
What is:
Right side and lung: pressure decreases
Left side: pressure increases
Regular uterine contractions with cervical changes that occur between 20-37 weeks gestation
What is:
Preterm Labor
Causes the ductus areteriosis to close
What is:
Increased oxygen and decreased prostaglandins
Most important therapy in preterm labor to improve newborn outcomes and stimulate lung and organ development
What is:
Steriods
A ventricular septal defect has this effect on pulmonary blood flow
What is:
Increases pulmonary blood, leading to pulmoary hypertension
Smooth muscle relaxant, lowers calcium levels in uterine muscles to inhibit contractions.
Neuro protective for fetus
What is:
Magnesium sulfate
Sweating and fatigue with feeds, poor growth, increased respiratory infections,tachypnea with exercise
What is:
Sypmtoms of VSD
Expiratory grunting, nasal flaring, tachypnea, retractions, cyanosis, apneic pauses in neonate
What is:
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)