CBL 4 - Twins and vaginismus and PPD Flashcards
What should you include in assessment of clients w chronic pelvic pain? (4)
- Building a therapeutic relationship – validate.
- Pain History OLDCARTS
- Psychosocial factors
- Assessment of gynecological pain contributors
What twin care is in our scope?
Di di w consultation
Incidence of twin birth in Canada?
2-3 %
How often does twin pregnancy occur spontaneously?
1/80-90 all pregnancies
Factors that predispose spontaneous twinning? (6)
Familial – through maternal
Higher Nutritional status
Elevated pituitary gonadotropins
Maternal parity
35 or older
African descent
Risks of multifetal gestation? (13)
Major: PTL (40-50%)
Twin to twin transfusion
IUGR
Hypertensive disorders preg
PPH (2x)
Umbilical cord accidents
Fetal demise
Vasa previa
Uterine antony
Malpresentation
Polyhydramnios
Discordant growth
Fetal anomalies
Maternal risk of twins (concise)? (3)
HDP (hypertension)
PPH
++Discomforts of preg
Fetal risk of twins (concise)? (8)
- PTB
- IUGR both or one
- TTTS (twin to twin)
- Congenital abnormalities
- Polyhydramnios
- Malpresentation
- Cord prolapse
- Perinatal mortality
When does the evidence show twins should be induced?
Uncomplicated didi 37+6
Monomono by 34
Management of twin vag labour?
EFM
IV access
And lots of other stuff lol
Surprise twin steps? (6)
- Call for help obvi
- Delivery twin A clamp and cut cord (mark as twin A)
- Assess Twin B’s lie and get them longitudinal, no Ves
- Wait for EMS, IV, cont doppler, draw blood
- If twin b born double clamp and cut cord
- THEN active mgmt and double CCT
Ideal length bw twins?
<30 mins (controversial)
Faster if ab FHR
What is zygosity for twins?
Number of fertilized ova
What is placentation classification for twins?
Number of placentas
Chorionic and amnionic sacs
What are monozygotic twins?
One fertilized ovum, identical
30%