Preterm Labor
This is labor that occurs after 20 weeks but before 37 weeks gestation.
What is preterm labor?
This medication is used as a tocolytic and for fetal neuroprotection.
What is magnesium sulfate?
This medication should be stopped FIRST if uterine tachysystole occurs.
What is Pitocin/Oxytocin?
Priority intervention for prolapsed cord.
What is lift presenting part manually?
PROM stands for this.
What is premature rupture of membranes?
Preterm labor is diagnosed with regular contractions plus this cervical change.
What is effacement and dilation >2 cm?
An early sign of magnesium toxicity is loss of these reflexes.
What are absent DTRs?
More than this number of contractions in 10 minutes is tachysystole.
What is more than 5 contractions?
Emergency maneuver for shoulder dystocia: knees to chest.
What is McRoberts maneuver?
PPROM occurs after 20 weeks but before this gestational age.
What is 37 weeks?
This protein test can predict increased risk of preterm labor in the next 2 weeks.
What is fetal fibronectin?
Respirations below this number suggest magnesium toxicity.
What is less than 12/min?
This scoring system determines cervical readiness for induction.
What is Bishop score?
Green amniotic fluid indicates this.
What is meconium/fetal distress?
This test checks pH to help diagnose ruptured membranes.
What is Nitrazine test?
A patient describes this sensation as her belly getting hard and tight repeatedly.
What is balling up sensation/uterine contractions?
This medication reverses magnesium sulfate toxicity.
What is calcium gluconate?
Dinoprostone is used for this purpose before labor induction.
What is cervical ripening?
Sudden dyspnea, chest pain, hypotension, and DIC may indicate this emergency.
What is amniotic fluid embolism?
Fever, foul fluid, and uterine tenderness suggest this infection.
What is chorioamnionitis?
This medication is given between 24–34 weeks to mature fetal lungs.
What is betamethasone?
Besides respirations and reflexes, nurses should monitor this output with magnesium.
What is urine output?
This procedure is artificial rupture of membranes.
What is amniotomy?
Sudden abdominal pain, fetal distress, and cessation of contractions suggest this.
What is uterine rupture?
After ROM, vaginal exams increase risk for this infection.
What is chorioamnionitis?