Acronyms
What does AFP stand for?
What is alpha-feto protein?
The term for "normal" electronic fetal monitoring tracing
What is reassuring?
Potential complication for an LGA infant delivery
What is shoulder dystocia?
When does cardiac output return to pre-pregnancy levels?
What is 3 months/12 weeks?
Gestation when functional alveoli begin to form
What is 32 weeks?
What does PPROM stand for?
What is preterm premature rupture of membranes?
Change in the fetal heart rate is associated with contractions
What is periodic?
Intrapartum complication includes maternal fever, maternal & fetal tachycardia and foul-smelling discharge
What is chorioamnionitis?
What vital sign change is a late sign of postpartum hemorrhage?
What is blood pressure?
The standard growth assessment for NICU infants
What is daily weights?
What does TOLAC stand for?
What is trial of labor after cesarean section?
The term for 6 or more uterine contractions in 10 minutes over a 30-minute period
What is tachysystole?
Acute intrapartum complication presents with abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding and indicates an obstetric emergency?
What is placental abruption?
What is the single most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage?
What is uterine atony?
The time frame for a glucose assessment on a newborn after delivery
What is 60-90 minutes?
What does D&C stand for?
What is dilation and curettage?
This kind of deceleration is related to cord compression and can be episodic or periodic.
What is variable decelerations?
Intrapartum complication is classified by excruciating abdominal pain, fetal bradycardia, maternal tachycardia and hypotension and is a surgical emergency
What is uterine rupture?
What is a positive sign of tissue perfusion after a PPH?
What is urine output?
Ischemic necrosis of the newborn's intestines
What is Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)?
What does LTCS stand for?
What is low transverse cesarean section?
This kind of deceleration is related to placental insufficiency and can indicates the potential for metabolic acidosis?
What is late decelerations?
Intrapartum complication results in maternal respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, hypoxemia and has long-term implications for maternal morbidity and mortality
What is Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE)?
What is the volume of the autotransfusion that occurs back into maternal circulation from the uterine circulation after the delivery of the placenta?
What is 500 mL?
A common manifestation when an infant is struggling with thermoregulation
What is apnea?