What are you saying?
The fundus
What is the top of the uterus called?
Bluish colouring of the hands and feet that goes away after 24-48 hours
What is acrocyanosis?
Number of arteries and number of veins in the umbilical cord
What is two arteries and one vein?
This has been demonstrated to increase a mother's birth experience satisfaction and can even help to shorten a woman's labour.
What is one to one labour support?
Loss of greater than 500ml for a vaginal delivery and 1000ml for a caesarean section
What is postpartum hemorrhage? Daily Double: What are the first signs of PPH?
A sign of commitment between two individuals, this term in labour and delivery means the largest diameter of the presenting part has reached or passed through the maternal pelvic inlet
What is engagement?
This non-invasive intervention can be helpful in newborn transition, stabilizes the infant's HR, temperature and RR. It also helps maintain neonatal glucose levels, reduces pain in moms & infants and increases milk supply by day 4 postpartum.
What is skin to skin?
A baby born between 20 and 38 weeks is classified as this?
What is preterm?
The three aspects of uterine contractions that require monitoring
What are frequency, intensity and duration?
These nursing interventions can relieve "back labour"
What are - positioning the patient in knee-chest, massage, counter pressure and double hip squeeze?
GTPAL
What is gravida, term, preterm, abortions and living?
Administered to facilitate blood clotting in newborns
What is Vitamin K?
110-160 bpm
What is the normal fetal heart rate?
A synthetic version of this hormone may be indicated for use in certain situations during labour.
What is oxytocin?
Actions to take if a woman's uterus is boggy following delivery
What is gently massage the uterus until firm, express clots as needed and notify the physician.
Rubra, serosa and alba
What are the colour changes of lochia
Babies who contract this bacteria will require additional monitoring, especially temperature.
What is GBS?
Stage three
What is the period of time from the delivery of the baby to the delivery of the placenta?
The only way to determine the intensity of a contraction
What is palpation?
Actions to take if early decelerations are noted on the fetal monitor?
What is nothing, early decelerations are benign
Term for amniotic fluid
What is liquor?
Indicators for blood glucose screening
What are: -babies born to diabetic mothers
-small or large for gestational age
The five components of APGAR scoring
What are: heart rate
colour
respiration rate
muscle tone
reflex irritability
Describes the length of contractions, the strength of contractions and the cm dilated when a patient is in active labour
Contractions are 45-60 seconds long, palpate moderate to strong, dilation of cervix is 3-10 cm
Actions required when meconium is noted in the amniotic fluid
What are reassure parents, monitor FHR, notify the physician and respiratory therapy team. Prepare for neonatal resuscitation following birth