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INTRAPARTUM COMPLICATIONS: Flashcards

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Dystocia
Cause:?

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Difficult Labor/ birth
- Caused by: dysfunctional or uncoordinated contractions.
— Irregular in strength, timing or both.

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Shoulder Dystocia:

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  • Urgent-umbilical cord can be compressed
  • Turtle sign- Head retracts into perineum after delivery-*may prevent respirations
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McRobert’s maneuver:

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Used to treat Shoulder dystocia

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Hypertonic Labor:

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  • More frequent but less intense and ineffective.
  • Painful- related to no resting phase; (causes tissue ischemia)
  • Delays dilation and effacement
  • Prolonged latent stage
  • Prolonged pressure on the fetal head
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Precipitous Labor & Birth:
- contributing factors:

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Labor that lasts less than 3 hours
Contributing factors:
- Multiparity
- Placental abruption
- Infection (causes uterine cramping and contractions)
- Large pelvis
- Previous precipitous labor
- Small fetus in favorable position

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Precipitous Labor & Birth: Priority
Interventions: ?

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promote fetal oxygenation and maternal comfort
Interventions:???
- Side-Lying
- Administer O2
- Stop Pitocin
- Administer tocolytic
- Breathing techniques

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Risks to the Mother of precipitous Labor:

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  • Loss of coping abilities
  • Lacerations
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
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Risks to the Baby of precipitous Labor:

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  • Hypoxia due to uteroplacental insufficiency related to intense contractions
  • Cerebral trauma
  • Brachial plexus injury
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PROM Premature Rupture of Membranes Earlier than 37 weeks gestation
Causes:

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  • Chorioamnionitis
  • Infections
  • Weak Amniotic sac
  • Fetal abnormalities or malpresentation
  • Incompetent cervix
  • Overextension of uterus
  • Hormonal changes or nutritional deficiencies
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PROM Premature Rupture of Membranes Earlier than 37 weeks gestation:
Complications

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  • Infection to mother and fetus
  • Preterm labor
  • Oligohydramnios: a disorder of amniotic fluid resulting in decreased amniotic fluid volume for gestational age
  • *Umbilical cord prolapse
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PROM Management:

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  • Labor is induced if term
  • prevent further loss of fluid.
  • avoid intercourse or orgasm and nipple stimulation.
  • *If Preterm: administer Betamethasone to accelerate fetal lung maturity
  • Administer antibiotics
  • Activity restricted and possible bed rest
  • Monitor fetus for signs of distress
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Preterm Labor

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  • After 20th week and before end of 37th week
  • Affects 1 of 8 babies in US
  • No scheduled C-sections prior to 39 weeks gestation.
  • Newborn mortality doubles each week before completing 39 weeks gestation
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Preterm Labor Signs & Symptoms:

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same/similar to normal labor
- Uterine contractions
- Sensation of the baby “balling up”
- Cramps
- Low backache
- Pelvic pressure
- Increase in spotting or vaginal discharge
- Abdominal cramps with or without diarrhea
- A sense of “not feeling well”

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Preterm Labor Treatment

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  • Hydration
  • Tocolytics: to inhibit contractions
    — Magnesium Sulfate
    — Calcium antagonists
    — prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors
    — beta adrenergics
  • Steroid (Betamethasone) for the fetus
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Magnesium Sulfate
Route:
- Indication:

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May be administered IV or PO to stop labor
- preterm labor
- seizures
- women with preeclampsia

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Magnesium Sulfate

Reflex documentation

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0= no reflex
+1= hypotonic
+2 reflex
+3-4= hypertonic

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Magnesium Sulfate

Non-therapeutic: reflexes

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hypotonic & hypertonic

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Magnesium Sulfate: hypotonic & hypertonic
Theraputicness

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  • If hypotonic=too much.= d/c mag sulfate/ antidote
  • If hypertonic=not enough
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Magnesium Sulfate toxicity s/s
Antidote:

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Blurred vision, headache
lethargy, weakness
nausea/Vomiting, constipation
- Calcium Gluconate (for hypotonic)

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Calcium Channel Blockers for Preterm Labor Treatment

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Nifidipine

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Nifidipine
Theraputics:
Route:
Nursing implication
S/S

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prevents muscle contractions, type of tocolytic
- Administered PO
- Assess BP
S/S:
- hypotension due to vasodilation
- flushing of skin
- headache
- transient tachycardia

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Prostaglandin Synthesis Inhibitor
For Preterm Labor Treatment

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Indomethacin

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Indomethacin
Route:
Therapeutics:
Nursing implications:

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  • PO type of NSAID
  • Limit use before 32 weeks gestation
  • Use only for 48-72 hrs. to decrease chance of closing ductus arteriosis.
  • Decreases amount of amniotic fluid
  • Assess for GI bleed
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Beta Adrenergic
For Preterm Labor Treatment

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Terbutiline

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Terbutiline:
Route:
Nursing implications:
S/S:

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  • IV or SubCut
  • *black box warning.
  • Not recommended anymore except in extreme cases.
  • *Causes tachycardia and dysrhythmias (mom needs to be on a tele monitor)
  • Only use for 48-72 hrs
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Corticosteroid
For Preterm Labor Treatment

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Betamethasone- for the fetus

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Bethamethasone
Route:
Therapeutics:

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  • IM injection
  • Used to accelerate fetal lung maturity (between 24- 34 weeks)
  • Reduces RDS (respiratory distress syndrome), Intraventricular hemorrhage, and death
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Postterm pregnancy

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Longer than 42 weeks

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Postterm pregnancy:
Maternal Risks:

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  • LGA
  • Increased incidence of assisted delivery (forceps, vacuum or C-section)
  • Increased psychological stress
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Postterm pregnancy:
Fetal Risk:

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  • Decreased placental perfusion & Less amniotic fluid
  • Oligohydraminos
  • Meconium aspiration
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Macrosomia:

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large baby for term

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Risks of Macrosomia:
Mother

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  • CPD- cephalopelvic disproportion
  • Dysfunctional and prolonged labor
  • Lacerations
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
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Risks of Macrosomia:
Infant

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  • *Hypoglycemia: not getting enough glucose when born
  • *Polycythemia: if they are hypoxic, the bones produce more RBC’s
  • *Hyperbilirubinemia: when the RBCs break down= increased bilirubin
  • Meconium aspiration
  • Asphyxia
  • Shoulder Dystocia
  • Brachial plexus injury or fractured clavicle
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Prolapse of Umbilical Cord:
Cause

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Occurs when umbilical cord comes out before the fetal presenting part
Causes:
- *Major cause: Breech presentation
- Fetus in high station
- Small fetus
- Transverse lie
- Polyhydramnios

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Occult (hidden) prolapse:

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The cord is compressed between the fetal, presenting part and pelvis, but cannot be seen or felt during vaginal examination

36
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Cord prolapsed in front of the fetal head:

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The cord cannot be seen, but can probably be felt as a pulsating mass during vaginal examination

37
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Complete cord prolapse:

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The cord has been seen protruding from the vagina

38
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Management of Prolapsed Cord

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  • Knee chest position or trendelenburg
    — Knee-chest uses gravity to shift the fetus out of the pelvis. The woman’s thighs should be at right angles to the bed and her chest flat on the bed
    — The woman’s hips are elevated with 2 pillows; this is often combined with the trendelenburg (head down) position
  • Firm pressure on head to relieve cord compression
  • *Administer O2
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Uterine Rupture/Dihiscence
Causes:

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  • previous uterine surgery or C- Section
  • intense labor
  • High parity
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Uterine Rupture/Dihiscence:
S/S:

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  • Abdominal pain and tenderness
  • Chest pain between scapulae or on inspiration
  • Hemorrhage
  • Hypovolemic shock
  • Cessation of contractions
  • Fetal distress on monitor (you would see late decelerations)
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Uterine Rupture/Dihiscence:
Treatment:

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  • Stabilize mother and fetus
  • Delivery may be imminent
  • Replace blood & fluid loss
  • Repair if rupture is small
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Uterine Inversion
Degrees:

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Uterus completely or partly turns inside out, during the third stage of labor
- 1st degree: inverted fundus up to cervix
- 2nd degree: body of uterus protrudes through cervix into vagina
- prolapse of inverted uterus outside vulva

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Uterine Inversion:
Causes:

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  • fundal pressure
  • Pulling of umbilical cord
  • Increased intraabdominal pressure
  • Abnormally attached placenta
  • weak uterine wall
44
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Uterine Inversion:
S/S

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  • uterus may protrude into the uterus??
  • Hemorrhage
  • Shock
  • Severe pelvic pain
45
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Uterine Inversion:
Treatments

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  • stabilize mother and fetus
  • Replace blood
  • Replace uterus
  • Possible hysterectomy
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Anaphylactoid Syndrome/Amniotic Fluid Embolism

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  • Amniotic fluid is drawn into the maternal circulation and carried to woman’s lungs.
  • Contains Fetal cells and matter (skin, vernix, hair, meconium); can obstruct pulmonary vessels
  • *DIC (Disseminated intravascular coagulation) occurs due to thromboplastin in amniotic fluid
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Treatment of Anaphylactoid Syndrome

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  • CPR
  • Oxygen and mechanical ventilation
  • Correction of hypotension
  • Blood therapy to correct coagulation defects
  • Immediate C-section

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