Maternal Physiological Changes
24 hours after delivery where would you expect to palpate the fundus?
What is 1 cm below the umbilicus
The patient has voided for the first time after birth. This amount (mL) should be at least ____mLs.
What is 150 mLs.
What IV medication can be given to the postpartum woman if her iron level has significantly dropped?
What is Venofer
The blue discoloration of the hands and feet after delivery.
What is acrocyanosis.
What 2 things must be performed on the newborn in the first 90 minutes of life if the mother was diagnosed with gestational diabetes?
What is a weight and blood glucose
Vaginal tone may be improved by these perineal tightening exercises
What is Kegel exercises
What are the normal blood loss amounts for a vaginal and c-section delivery?
What is 500 mL and what is 1000mL
"Baby blues" that do not stabilize or go away after 2 weeks are called?
What is Postpartum Depression
A documentation tool used to capture the breastfeeding experience to help caregivers provide consistent care.
What is the LATCH score.
When performing a blood pressure on an infant in SCN, what should be equal to or greater than the MAP?
What is the gestational age
Bladder distension can inhibit the uterus to contract effectively which can lead to this postpartum complication
What is Postpartum Hemorrhage
The patient's perineal pad was changed 1 hour ago. You return to assess the pad and it is saturated with blood. What is the first thing you should do?
What is fundal massage.
Symptoms of this serious condition include dyspnea, chest pain, abdominal pain, cyanosis and hypotension.
What is Pulmonary Embolism.
A lingual frenulum that is excessively short and restricts movement of the tongue, which often effects feeding.
What is Tongue tie or Ankyloglossia
As assessment tool used when the mother has abused drugs or is enrolled in a treatment program.
What is Eat, Sleep, Console.
Painful uterine contractions that can occur immediately after birth up to 2-3 days.
What are afterpains
Average amount of weight loss that occurs to the woman at birth.
What is 12 pounds.
The patient has been having BPs 140/90s on two or more occasions and have been at least 6 hours apart. What are we concerned about?
What is Pre Eclampsia.
What is a potential complication to the newborn if the mother is diagnosed with gestational hypertension?
What is IUGR
What is SGA
What is a pneumothorax
This hormone is responsible for stimulating and sustaining lactation.
What is Prolactin
On the Save your Life document, what is warning signs acronym called?
POST BIRTH
Call 911: P-pain in chest; O- obstructed breathing or SOB; S- Seizures; T thoughts of hurting yourself or someone else.
Call healthcare provider: B- Bleeding, soaking through 1 pad/hr or blood clots the size of an egg or larger; I- Incision that is not healing; R- Red or swollen leg, pain and warm to touch; T- temperature of 100.4 or higher; H- Headache that does not get better with medicine or associated with vision changes.
Medication that is used for diagnosed patients with DVT or PE.
What is low molecular weight heparin.
The umbilical cord is composed of what vessels?
What is 2 arteries and 1 vein.
A cord blood gas was collected on the newborn, the pH was 6.9. What are we worried about?
What is Neonatal Encephalopathy.