This occurs when there is over 2000 ml of amniotic fluid.
What is hydramnios?
100
Characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior.
What are psychologic disorders?
100
The most common induction agent used worldwide to initiate labor.
What is Oxytocin?
100
Abnormal UCs that prevent the normal progress of cervical dilation or descent of the fetus.
What is dysfunctional labor?
100
Difficulty encountered during delivery of the shoulders after the birth of the head.
What is shoulder dystocia?
200
Hydramnios often occurs in these cases.
What are major congenital anomalies?
200
Women with this psychologic disorder may be unable to concentrate or process information provided by the healthcare team during labor.
What is depression?
200
Hyperstimulation or excessive uterine activity. It is defined as:
Five or more UCs in 10 minutes over a 30 minute window
A series of singe UCs lasting 2 minutes or longer
UCs occurring within 1 minute of each other
What is tachysystole?
200
Uncoordinated uterine activity.
What is Hypertonic uterine dysfunction?
200
If a prolapsed cord is discovered, the examiner must perform this intervention.
What is lift the presenting part off of the cord?
300
The danger of performing an AROM in a woman with hydramnios is this.
What is a prolapsed cord?
300
A woman with bipolar disorder may engage in behaviors that are dangerous for herself or her fetus during this episode of her disorder.
What is a manic episode?
300
A digital separation of the chorionic membrane from the wall of the cervix and lower uterine segment during a vaginal exam done by a primary care provider to stimulate labor.
What is Stripping the membranes?
300
A labor that lasts fewer than 3 hours from the onset of labor to birth.
What is precipitous labor?
300
Partial or complete tear in the uterine muscle.
What is rupture of the uterus?
400
This is defined as a less than normal amount of amniotic fluid (usually less than 500 ml)
What is oligohydramnios?
400
The drugs used to treat this psychologic disorder are often teratogenic and should not be used in pregnancy.
What is schizophrenia?
400
If the fetal head is not engaged in the maternal pelvis when an Amniotomy is performed, this serious complication can occur.
What is umbilical cord prolapse?
400
This is the term used when the pressure of the UC is insufficient to promote cervical dilation and effacement.
What is hypotonic uterine dysfunction?
400
When amniotic fluid that contains fetal cells, lanugo, and vernix enters the maternal vascular system and results in cardio respiratory collapse.
What is anaphylactic syndrome or amniotic fluid embolism?
500
Because there is less fluid available for the fetus to use during fetal breathing movements in oligohydramnios, this may develop.
What is pulmonary hypoplasia?
500
Care for a woman with excessive psychologic symptoms should focus on maintaining this kind of environment.
What is a safe environment?
500
Because cervical status is the most important predictor of successful induction of labor, cervical status is assessed via this score.
What is a Bishop's Score?
500
This occurs in the second stage of labor when the woman is not able to push or bear down.
What is inadequate expulsive forces?
500
This maneuver involves sharply flexing the thigh into the maternal abdomen to straighten the sacrum in order to release impacted fetal shoulders.