Complications of Pregnancy

Newborn Jaundice

100

Neonatal jaundice results from increased levels of this substance in the blood.

Bilirubin

200

This term describes decreased muscle tone that may occur in a newborn with jaundice.

Hypotonia 

300

This is the primary intervention discussed for a newborn whose unconjugated bilirubin reaches the treatment threshold.

Phototherapy 

400

This physical assessment involves pressing on the newborn's skin and looking for yellow discoloration

Blanch Test 

500

Term used to describe when indirect bilirubin build up in the blood faster than the liver can process and clear it

Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia

Gestational Diabetes

100

Blood glucose value that would diagnose a mother with GDM 

Equal to or greater than 11.1 

200

Test is used at each antenatal visit to assess glucose 

Urine dipstick test 

300

GDM can cause excessive fetal growth known by this term 

Macrosomia 

400

All pregnant patients should be screened for GDM during this period of pregnancy

24-28 weeks 

500

Screening tool for detecting GDM 

one-step and two-step/sequential tests

Newborn Hypoglycemia

100

This mother-newborn intervention immediately after birth promotes warmth and helps prevent hypoglycemia

skin-to-skin contact

200

This serious neurological manifestation can occur in severe neonatal hypoglycemia

Seizures/convulsions

300

Blood glucose should be checked before this early newborn activity

First Feed

400

IV fluid given to symptomatic newborns for hypoglycemia  

IV dextrose 

500

Targets for blood glucose in neonates younger than 72 hours of age

Greater than 2.6mmol/L