EINC Flashcards
Admission to labor when the patient is
already in the
active phase
Allow _______ to provide continuously
support during labor
companion of choice
✓distract mothers from the discomfort of labor
✓release muscle tension
✓ give a mother the sense of control
Freedom of movement
Series of time-bound chronologically ordered standard procedures that a
baby receives from birth
Essential Newborn
Care Protocol
Doable even by a single health worker
caring for both mother and newborn
Essential Newborn
Care Protocol
What is the Newborn’s
Immediate Needs?
- To breathe normally
- To be warm
- To be protected
- To be fed
Comprehensive health supervision of a pregnant woman before
delivery
Antenatal care
It is planned examination, observation, and guidance is given to the pregnant woman from conception till the time of labor.
Antenatal care
The first visit or initial visit should be made
as early is pregnancy as possible.
Return Visits till 28 weeks (7 months) should be made ___
Once every month
Return Visits till 36 weeks (9 months) should be made ___
Once every 2 weeks
Return Visits till labor/ nine months should be made ___
Once every week
According to WHO how many contacts is needed
minimum of 8 contact
According to DOH how many contacts is needed
minimum of 6 contacts
Nulliparous
First-time pregnancy
how many is the needed schedule of appointments for nulliparous patient
10
how many is the needed schedule of appointments for multiparous patient
7
Multiparous
has more than 1 pregnancy
what is the approximate weight gain during pregnancy
12 kg (25 - 35 lbs)
Fetal heart sound is heard by Pinard’ s fetal stethoscope
after
20thweek of pregnancy.
Fetal heart sound is heard by sonicaid as early as
10thweek of pregnancy.
Fetal presentation should be assessed by abdominal
palpation at
36 weeks
The pregnant woman reports atleast ____ kicks per day
200
Systematic method of observation and palpation to determine fetal
presentation and position.
Leopold’s Maneuver
