Highrish-Pregnant Flashcards
A situation which a mother, her fetus, or both are at a higher risk for problems during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum than in any typical pregnancy
High-risk pregnancy
Maternal age
35 is considered advanced age, adolescent:19 below
reasons for high risk pregnancy in adolescent
physical development isn’t complete, development task not yet fufilled, indentity vs role confusion
complications during high risk pregnancy during adolescence
Pregnancy induced hypertension, iron deficiency anemia, premature labor, where pevis is not yet developed to give birth, low birth weight, cephalopelvic disproportion, and intimate partner abuse.
Expulsion of the product of conception or termination of pregnancy before fetus is
viable.
Abortion
Condition that occurs during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, assessment shows closed cervix, with scanty to bright red vaginal bleeding with positive uterine contractions
threatened
assessment shows there is profuse vaginal bleeding, an open cervix, and (+) ruptured BOW, as well as contractions
Imminent or inevitable
assessment shows the fetus has already died but has not been expelled from the utero, closed cervix, and (+) spotting
Missed
Products of conception are expelled spontaneously, all fetal and placental material and expelled from the uterus before 20 weeks of gestation.
Complete
management for complete category would be
observation for bleeding, and emotional support
some products of pregnancy are still in the uterus with active uterine bleeding, and severe abdominal cramping.
Incomplete
Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortion, to discover the cause of abortion
Recurrent abortion
possible causes to recurrent abortion
chromosomal abortion, endocrinal or autoimmune disorder, altered immune system (APAS), deviations of the Uterus
Elective termination of pregnancy Voluntary method to end a pregnancy at the request of the woman but not for reasons impaired maternal health or fetal
disease
Induced Abortion
Methods for pregnancy termination
Mifepristone, Misoprostol, Methotrexate, Vacuum aspiration with curettage, Dilation and curettage
How can induce abortion impact future pregnancies?
Ectopic pregnancies, spontaneous abortion, low birth weight infants, Fertility.
During nursing management, what ido you need to monitor?
Vital signs, type of bleeding, pain, emotional response to loss