Antepartum Flashcards
End of Week 1
Blastocyst implants in endometrium
End of Week 4
weighs 400mg
- at greatest vulnerability to teratogens
- Blood vessels and heart form
- Neural tube is forming
End of Week 8
FHR 110-160
Iron and glycogen get stored in the liver (and for 5mos after)
-End of the embyronic period
End of Week 12
FHR can be hears w/ doppler
- sex is apparent
- movements occur
End of Week 16
Amniotic fluid is adequate for an amniocentesis
-Face looks human
End of Week 20
Quickening can now be felt
- Fetus is viable or at 500g+
- Meconium accumulates in the colon
End of week 24
weight is 600g
End of week 28
Surfactant forming on alveolar surfaces - lungs are developed but not mature
End of week 32
Bones are fully developed
End of week 36
LS ratio is 2:1 so lungs are mature
End of Week 40
weight of about 7lbs
-full term!
TORCH: Toxoplasmosis
Maternal - flu like aches, lymphadenopathy, spontaneous abortion
Fetal - LBW, congenital toxoplasmosis
TORCH: Rubella
Maternal - rash, fever, malaise, spontaneous abortion during 1st trimester
Fetal - deafness, IUGR, microcephaly
TORCH: Cytomegalovirus
Maternal - cervical discharge, flu-like symptoms
Fetal: death, hemolytic anemia, jaundice, microcephaly, hydrocephaly
TORCH: Herpes
Maternal - lesions, pain, papules, ulcers, fever, malaise, dysuria, dyspareunia
Fetal - crosses placenta and can also be giver o baby at birth
Common risks in childbearing years
- STDs
- IPV
- nutrition issues (obesity v eating disorders
- TORCH
- Cancer (hormonal)
- Economis issues
Risk factors affecting Fetus
- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- Caffeine
- Drugs
- Prescription drugs
- nutrient deficiencies
Sentinel events in OB setting
- APGAR less than 7
- Preterm labor and preterm birth
- Giving more than 3 or 4 units of blood to mom
- Placental abruption
Tocolytics for preterm labor
Magnesium Sulfate
Terbutaline
Nifedipine
Indomethacin
Glucocorticoid - assist premature infant to grow
Betamethasone
Dexamethasone
Care for Preeclapmsia
- Assess BP often
- Give magnesium sulfate + watch I&Os (125ml/hr)
- Decrease stimulation
- Assess DTRs
HELLP Syndrome
Hemolysis
Elevated Liver Enzymes
Low Platelet count
-can be caused from Preeclampsia
DIC
Blood cannot clot and patient can bleed out from everywhere
1st Trimester
wk0 - 13
2nd trimester
wk14 - 26
3rd Trimester
wk27 - 40
Warning signs during 1st Trimester
severe vomiting
- Chills, fever
- dysuria
- diarrhea
- Abd cramping
- Vaginal bleeding
Warning signs 2nd & 3rd trimesters
- Persistent, severe vomiting
- Sudden discharge of fluid from vagina < 37wks
- Vaginal bleeding
- Severe backache/flank pain
- Change in fetal movements
- Contractions; pressure; cramping < 37 wks.
- Visual disturbances
- Face/fingers/sacrum swelling
- Headaches
- Muscular a or convulsions
- Epigastric/Abd pain
- Glycosuria, + GTT reaction
Prenatal Visit Schedule
wk16 - 28: every 4 weeks
wk29 - 36: every 2 weeks
wk36 - term: every week
Post: 2x week
Emergency Situations
- uterine contractions q10 minutes or less for an hour or more
- vaginal bleeding
- fluid leaking from vagina
- odorous vaginal discharge