Is It Labor?
You feel a small trickle of water going down your leg. What do you do?
Call your doctor and have the fluid checked
How many cm is fully dilated?
10 cm
What is the very first thing the working staff does when the baby is out?
Check for breathing
What are ways to flip a breech baby?
Swimming, acupuncture, pushing on the abdomen
What is the name of the procedure a doctor can perform at 39 weeks to separate the amniotic sac from the uterus wall
Membrane Sweep
You are 39 weeks pregnant. It is 2:00 AM. You are experiences contractions. What do you do?
Time your contractions and wait for them to get closer
You are in labor once your contractions are three to ____ minutes apart consistency for one hour
What is it called when you're doing skin to skin for one hour?
"golden hour"
If you develop preeclampsia during the final week of pregnancy
Be induced
The mother has her IV placed, and the baby is having irregular heart rate
Give a medication to stabilize
A woman notices a thick, mucus-like discharge with some blood. Is she in labor? What is this?
No. It's the mucus plug
When is the catheter inserted?
After the epidural
What is a VBAC?
Vaginal birth after Cesearean
A mother is in labor and suddenly tells the nurse, “I feel like I have to push!” However, the nurse hasn't yet determined whether she is fully dilated.
Have the nurse check for dilation number
Sarah reaches 10 cm when you do her final cervical check
Go and get the doctor!
A woman's water breaks but she isn't having contractions yet. What should she do?
Go into the doctor
What do you do if you need more of the epidural meds during birth?
Push the button
What are three things that happen once the baby is out?
Cut umbilical cord, check vitals, check breathing, skin to skin, feeding, clean off the baby
You are in active labor and the contractions become very painful. You are having difficulty staying calm.
Try different positions, cold rag on forehead, breathe, etc.
What equipment should you have ready to go once the baby is born?
Placenta bin, scale for baby, towel, bulb mucus sucker, clamp for umbilical cord, etc
You're 38 weeks pregnant and are experiences contractions 3 minutes apart for 10 minutes, but then they completely go away. Are you in labor?
No
What is it called when the baby's head is crowning?
"ring of fire"
Why would a woman need a C-Section?
emergency situation, if she's already had one, breech baby, complications, etc
You planned to have an unmedicated birth, but now that labor is intense, you decide you would like pain medication.
The mother should communicate with her healthcare team about available and appropriate pain-relief options immediately
During delivery, the baby's head has delivered, but the baby's shoulders do not immediately follow. The healthcare provider recognizes that there may be a complication.
Follow the healthcare team's emergency instructions and assist with the appropriate maneuvers.