LABOR, BIRTH & COMPLICATIONS
Primary force responsible for cervical dilation and fetal descent
What are uterine contractions?
Normal baseline fetal heart rate
What is 110–160 bpm?
Labor lasting longer than normal due to weak contractions
What is uterine dystocia?
Most common indication for cesarean birth
What is failure to progress?
Most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage
What is uterine atony?
Hormone responsible for uterine contractions and milk ejection
What is oxytocin?
Most important indicator of fetal well-being
What is moderate variability?
Major risk factor for shoulder dystocia
What is fetal macrosomia?
Pre-op nursing priority before a scheduled C-section
What is NPO status and informed consent?
Medication used to treat postpartum hemorrhage
What is oxytocin or methylergonovine?
Maternal position that improves uteroplacental perfusion during labor
What is side-lying or upright positioning?
Initial nursing action for recurrent late decelerations
What is repositioning the patient to the left side?
Priority nursing action during shoulder dystocia
What is McRoberts maneuver?
Post-op assessment priority in the first 24 hours
What is hemorrhage and fundal tone?
Risk factor for postpartum infection
What is prolonged labor or prolonged rupture of membranes?
Expected fetal response to head compression during contractions
What is early decelerations?
FHR pattern considered Category III
What is absent variability with recurrent decelerations or bradycardia?
Nursing action for tachysystole caused by oxytocin
What is stop the oxytocin infusion?
Intervention to prevent postoperative complications
What is early ambulation?
Nursing intervention for suspected amniotic fluid embolism
What is oxygen and emergency response activation?
Cardinal movement where fetal head rotates to fit the pelvis
What is internal rotation?
Intervention commonly used to improve uterine perfusion
What is IV fluid bolus or oxygen?
Risk factor for uterine rupture
What is previous cesarean birth?
Sign of cesarean wound infection
What is redness, warmth, drainage, or fever?
Teaching priority for VBAC candidates
What is signs of uterine rupture?