Postpartum care management
The most frequent cause of excessive bleeding after birth.
What is uterine atony?
Suppression of immune response in non-sensitized woman, prevents maternal development of antibodies
What is Rhogam?
Identifying cultural beliefs and practices.
What is a cultural assessment?
Edinburgh Postnatal Scale
What is a non stress test?
Lactulose, psyllium husk, docosate sodium
What are bowel management medications?
Uterine contraction pain after giving birth.
What are afterpains?
Woman must understand that she should not become pregnant after receiving this vaccine.
What is rubella or varicela vaccine?
Administration of this prevents maternal development of Rh antibodies
What is RhoGAM
Painful intercourse
What is dyspareunia?
Shock, coma, death from PPH due to uterine atony.
What failure to rescue?
Swelling of breast tissue caused by increased blood and lymph, occurring 72-96 hours after birth.
What is engorgement?
Educate patient on potential side effect of large bouts of diarrhea after receiving medications.
What is hemabate?
Written and verbal information given to mother prior to leaving hospital.
What are discharge instructions?
This type of anemia causes up to 75% of perinatal anemia's
What is iron deficiency anemia?
Hematuria, pyuria, low grade fever and urgency
What are signs and symptoms of UTI?
Pelvic muscle training.
What are kegels?
First line medication in postpartum hemorrhage
What is a oxytocin?
This type of anemia causes up to 75% of perinatal anemia's
What is iron deficiency anemia
Because of these two conditions—venous stasis and hyper coagulable blood, the postpartum woman is at increased risk for
Thrombosis
Homan's sign.
What is screening exam for DVT?
La Leche League
What is a breastfeeding support community group?
Given rectally 600-1000mcg
What is cytotec?
Cleansing, ice packs, and wiping from "front to back."
What are interventions to reduce infection risk?
This is a cause of subinvolution and postpartum bleeding.
What are retained placental fragments?
Day 1-3 post birth vaginal discharge
What is lochia rubra?