Fetal Monitoring
110-160 bpm
What is the normal range for the fetal heart rate?
Gravida
How many times a patient has been pregnant
Erythromycin
What is the antibiotic placed in infant's eyes to prevent infection.
APGAR
Scoring done at delivery to determine immediate status of the newborn
Lochia
Normal bleeding noted in the post partum period
acceleration
What change in the baseline heart rate increases 15 bpm and lasts 15 seconds?
Para
How many deliveries past 20 weeks gestation
Pitocin
Medication given to cause or increase contraction, and also to prevent bleeding after delivery.
Hypothermia
All newborn infants are at risk for this due to lack of brown fat.
Bonding
Interactions between parents and infant after delivery
variable, late, early, prolonged
What types of decelerations are there?
SROM
What is spontaneous rupture of membranes?
Betamethasone
Steroid given to mom in preterm labor to accelerate lung maturity in the fetus.
Hypoglycemia
Condition that infants are at risk for if they are SGA, LGA, infants of diabetic mothers
Lactation specialist
Nurse certified to assist moms with breastfeeding
absent, minimal, moderate, marked
What types of variability are there?
PPROM
What is preterm, premature rupture of membranes?
Magnesium Sulfate
central nervous system depressant given to prevent seizures in the preeclamptic patient.
Sucking, grasp, stepping, rooting, moro
What are some examples of normal reflexes in the newborn
NRP
Neonatal resuscitation which follows an algorithm to resuscitate a newborn in cardiac of respiratory distress at delivery
from beginning of one to the beginning of the next
How do you count the frequency of contractions?
Dilatation
Changes in the cervix from 0cm to 10cm caused by contractions.
TXA
Medication given to prevent hemorrhage after delivery
Caput
Swelling noted in infant's head caused by molding through the pelvis
24 hour testing
Tests done on newborns to evaluate metabolic status and/or disorders of the infant