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A pregnant person makes a free decision on the number, spacing, and timing related to the birth of their child, what type of rights apply?
Reproductive Rights
When does early vs late pregnancy loss occur?
Early Pregnancy Loss: Before 12 weeks
Late Pregnancy Loss: Occurs 12-20 weeks of gestation
What Health Risks During Pregnancy are Associates with Substance Use? (State atleast 3)
1. Bleeding Complications
2. Miscarriage
3. Stillbirths
4. Prematurity
5. Low Birth Weight
6. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
7. Congenital Anomalies
MCN Offers prenatal education classes on physiological pregnancy adaptations, pregnancy complications, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle choices for primigravida women, what intervention type is this? Upstream or downstream?
Upstream Intervention
A patient reports to the MHN that her and her partner are considering trying for another pregnancy one month after their prior miscarriage. As the MHN, what is the recommended response and how long should you advise the couple to wait before trying to get pregnant?
"It is recommended that you and your partner must not engage in attempting pregnancy after your prior miscarriage, as it should be postponed until 2 months after your body is fully recovered."
What Nursing Approaches can we take when a patient is experiencing a Miscarriage? (State at least 3)
1. Assess for bleeding
2. Determine if the patient is less than 36 weeks gestation
3. Ultrasound examination done every 2 weeks
4. Fetal Surveillance (Non-Stress TEst or Biophysical Profile Assessment)
5. Antepartum Steroids (If Ordered, if fetus is at least 34 weeks of Gestation)
6. C-section (If the fetus is matured, mother shows signs of severe bleeding, and active labour begins)
A pregnant person arrives at ER, as an MCN you suspect a miscarriage but there are no signs of bleeding, no uterine cramping, and no expulsion of products, what miscarriage type could that be?
Missed miscarriage
As a nurse, if you wanted to assess for aneuploidy (abnormal amount of chromosomes) , what type of assessment will you perform and why? What chromosome is tested for ?
Cell-Free DNA Screening. Is used to assess for down syndrome of the fetus using screening of abnormal amounts of chromosome trisomy 21.
In Second-Trimester Serum Screening, if the examiner detects an elevated level of MSAFP what does that result mean for Fetal Development?
Elevated levels of MSAFP are associated with other conditions such as:
1. Fetal skin disorders
2. Abdominal wall defects
3. Fetal demise
4. Pregnancies at risk for placenta-related adverse events.
After working with an Indigenous community of pregnant mothers, MCN decided to examine the relationships of power and the underlying root causes that produce population inequities. What theoretical perspective does MCN demonstrates?
Critical Social Theory perspective
What are some common causes of late pregnancy loss?
Examples: Use of drugs, advanced maternal age, inadequate nutrition, chronic infections, premature dilation of cervix, parity in pregnant women.
What are the Key Levels of fluid collection of Nuchal Translucency (NT) that indicate Congenital Heart Defects and Genetic Disorders? (2 answers required)
A Fluid Collection of (3mm) is indicative of Genetic Disorders.
A Fluid Collection of (3.5mm) is indicative of Congenital Heart Defects.