Complications of Pregnancy & Delivery Flashcards
Define primipara
delivered once with length of gestation 20+ weeks (still applies in stillbirth)
Define the GPTPAL acronym for number of pregnancies and births
- G: total number of pregnancies
- P: total number of deliveries
- T: number of term deliveries (37+ wks)
- P: number of preterm deliveries (20-36 wks)
- A: number of abortions prior to 20 weeks
- L: number of living children
Describe the etiology of breech presentation
Describe the complications observed in breech position
Describe the workup for breech position
Describe the management of breech position
Describe the causes of breech position
Describe the complications of external cephalic version
Describe the indications for c-section
situations where vaginal delivery not feasible or would impose undue risk to mom/baby
- dystocia (failure to progress)
- repeat C/S
- fetal distress
- malpresentation (Breech)
List some complications of C/S
hemorrhage, endometriosis, infection, fetal microbiome alterations, future risk for placental abnormalities
Define dystocia
Describe the clinical presentation of dystocia
Describe the RFs for dystocia
Describe shoulder dystocia
Describe the clinical presentation of shoulder dystocia
Describe the management of shoulder dystocia
Describe the RFs for shoulder dystocia
Describe the etiology & presentation of chorioamnionitis
Describe the etiology & patho of amniotic fluid embolism
Describe the presentation & triad of amniotic fluid embolism
Describe the etiology & types of umbilical cord prolapse
Describe the presentation of overt umbilical cord prolapse
Describe the management of overt, funic, & occult umbilical cord prolapse
Describe the RFs for an umbilical cord prolapse
