Complications Of Labor And Delivery Flashcards
Biochemical markers
Fetal fibrobectin >50ng/ml
Salvary estriol >2.3ng/ml
Pre term labor
> 20w 2 cm + cervical effacement >80%
Management for PTL
Hydration Tocolytics Corticosteroid: bexamethasone Fetal lung maturity Prevention: 17ahydroxyprogesterone
First line Tocolytic
B adrenergic agonist
Ritodrine Terbutaline
MC symptom of MgSO4
Flushing
Fetal lung maturity assessment
Phosphatidylglycerol
Surfactant albumin>55
Lecithin sphingomyelin>2
PROM
Prolonged PROM
PPROM
> 37w >1h
18h
<37w
> 42 w
Post Term pregnancy
2 syndromes in Post Term Pregnancy
Macrosomia
Dysmaturity
Continued placental function
Healthy and large
Inc incidence of shoulder dystocia and birth trauma
Macrosomia Syndrome
Placental insufficiency
Dry parchment skin with long thin arms and wide eyed look
Inc acidosis, oligohydramnios, cord compression, asphyxia and meconium aspiration
Dysmaturity syndrome
Types of Breech
Legs and knees flexed
One not flexed. Cord prolapse
Flexed at hips. Extended at knees
Complete
Footling Inc
Frank
Breech delivery
Delivery of shoulder
Lovesets maneuver
Breech delivery
Delivery of head
Piper's forceps PREFERRED Mauriceau Prague Bracht Pinard
Index and Middle finger placed over fetal Maxilla
Other hand on fetal shoulder
Mauriceau maneuver