Cardio Flashcards
1
Q
How monitor maternal heart
A
ECG
2
Q
How monitor fetal heart in labour
A
CTG
3
Q
Is ECG worn for c section?
A
Yes
4
Q
How facilitate skin to skin with ECG
A
Can be worn on back
5
Q
How does heart displace in pregnancy
A
Forward Rotation
6
Q
Normal maternal BP
A
100-139/<89
7
Q
Normal Maternal HR
A
60-99
8
Q
Normal fetal HR
A
110-160
9
Q
Normal neonatal HR
A
100-160
10
Q
Blood composition pregnancy adaptations (3)
A
Haemodilution (physiological Anaemia)
Hypercoagulability (increased clotting)
Decreased osmotic pressure (prone oedema)
11
Q
Why not lie flat on back
A
Aorta-cava compression
12
Q
Vulnerable periods of cardiac adaptation
A
28-32 weeks- compression, haemodilution
Birth - uterine contractions, pushing effort
12-24h postpartum- placental auto transfusion and bleeding