Antepartum
This hormone is detected by pregnancy tests.
What is hCG?
The frequency of contractions is measured from one to this.
What is "the start of the next contraction"?
This is the normal vaginal bleeding after birth.
What is lochia?
This vitamin is given IM shortly after birth to prevent bleeding disorders.
What is Vitamin K?
When the placenta detaches partially or completely from the uterine wall.
What is placental abruption?
Power, Passenger, Passage, Position, and Psyche are known as this.
What are the 5 Ps of labor?
This is the expected rate at which the fundus descends after delivery (per day).
What is 1 cm?
This soft spot on the top of the baby’s head should be flat and soft.
What is the anterior fontanel?
A pregnant client with unilateral lower abdominal pain and shoulder pain should be evaluated for this condition.
What is ectopic pregnancy?
The fetal presentation that is most favorable for vaginal birth.
What is vertex / OA?
Failure of the uterus to contract after birth is called this.
What is uterine atony?
This newborn reflex occurs when you stroke the infant’s cheek, causing them to turn their head toward the stimulus.
What is the rooting reflex?
This test screens for gestational diabetes.
What is the 1 hour glucose tolerance test?
This stage of labor begins with full dilation and ends with birth of the baby.
What is the second stage?
The first-line medication for preventing and treating postpartum hemorrhage by causing the uterus to contract.
What is oxytocin?
This newborn complication is more common in infants of diabetic mothers and can cause jitteriness, poor feeding, or lethargy.
What is hypoglycemia?
A Rh-negative mother carrying a Rh-positive fetus needs this medication at 28 weeks and again postpartum.
What is RhoGAM?
Variable decelerations on FHR monitoring are most commonly caused by this.
What is cord compression?
A postpartum patient with fever, uterine tenderness, and foul-smelling lochia likely has this infection.
What is endometritis?
This method helps regulate a newborn’s temperature, heart rate, and breathing after birth.
What is skin-to-skin / kangaroo care?