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IUGR and IUD Flashcards

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What is SGA?

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Small for Gestational Age - estimated foetal weight or abdominal circumference is <10th centile

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What is IUGR?

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Intrauterine Growth Restriction - a slower than normal rate of foetal growth

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What is the general weight of an IUGR baby?

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<2500g or <10th centile

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What is an IUD?

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Intrauterine Death - death of a foetus at any stage in pregnancy after the 1st trimester and before the onset of labour

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What is a late foetal loss?

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A baby born between 22+0 and 23+6 weeks, showing no signs of life irrespective of when death occurred

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What is a stillbirth?

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A baby born at/ after the 24+0 weeks showing no signs of life, irrespective of when death occurred

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What is a miscarriage?

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The loss of a pregnancy in the first 22 weeks

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What is a neonatal death?

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A live born baby (born at 20+0 week or later or with a BW >400g) who died before 28 completed days after birth

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What is a perinatal death?

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Stillbirths and neonatal deaths in the 1st week of life

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What are some extrinsic factors that cause IUGR?

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  • Maternal nutritional imbalance
  • Hazardous substance exposure
  • Drugs/ Smoking/ Alcohol
  • Domestic abuse
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What are the 2 types of IUGR?

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Symmetrical and Asymmetrical

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What are the risks associated with symmetrical IUGR?

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  • Stillbirth
  • Chromosomal abnormality
  • Infection
  • Reduced intellect
  • Short stature
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What are the risks associated with asymmetrical IUGR?

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  • Stillbirth
  • MAS
  • Perinatal asphyxia
  • Hypoglycaemia/ Hypothermia/ Hypocalcaemia
  • NEC
  • Pulmonary haemorrhage
  • Prematurity
  • Oligohydramnios
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Give statistics for the effect of SGA on mortality rates

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SGA is linked to >50% of stillbirths and 42% of early neonatal deaths

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What is the purpose of a Doppler ultrasound?

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Uses sound waves to detect the movement in blood vessels, in order to study blood circulation in the baby, uterus and placenta

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What did the Cochrane review find about Dopplers?

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  • Doppler of the umbilical artery may decrease the number of babies who die and lead to fewer CS and IOL
  • No difference in number of stillbirths, instrumental deliveries or babies with low APGAR 5 mins after birth
  • In babies with IUGR, long-term developmental outcome was improved when decision to deliver was based on late ductus venous changes/ abnormal CTG
17
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What happens to the umbilical artery doppler at 24-30 weeks?

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Foetus can have absent End-Diastolic Flow for several weeks

If this occurs in early gestation, it is not a sole indication for delivery

18
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What should the decision for delivery be based on for an IUGR baby at 30-34 weeks?

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  • Amniotic fluid
  • Movements
  • CTG
  • Uterine Artery Doppler
19
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What is a concern in an IUGR baby after 34 weeks?

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Abnormal UAD is unusual, suggesting severe feto-placental pathology = deliver asap

20
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Describe how foetal movements can indicate mortality

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  • Foetal death may be preceded by a day or more of RFM
  • Occasionally extreme activity precedes foetal death
  • 2 RCTs failed to show that routine recording of FM reduced the incidence of IUD
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What are the 4 steps of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle?

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  1. Reducing smoking in pregnancy
  2. Risk assessment and surveillance for foetal growth restriction
  3. Raising awareness of RFM
  4. Effective foetal monitoring during labour
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What indications of IUD are there related to the mother?

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  • Reduced/ absent FM
  • PV bleeding
  • Abdominal pain
  • Premature labour
  • Offensive discharge
  • A feeling that ‘something is wrong’
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What indications of IUD are there that the midwife may pick up?

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  • No change in fundal height
  • SGA
  • Rigid, painful abdomen that’s difficult to palpate
  • Unable to auscultate FHR
24
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How should IUD be diagnosed?

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  • Must be confirmed by USS by a qualified and experienced sonographer
  • Delay in delivert of IUD can increase risk of APH
25
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What are some maternal causes of perinatal death?

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  • Infection
  • Cord problems (cord prolapse, true knot)
  • Placental separation
  • Intrauterine hypoxia
  • Placental insufficiency/ failure (PIH, post-maturity, diabetes)
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What are some foetal causes of perinatal death?

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  • Prematurity
  • RDS
  • Birth trauma
  • MAS
  • Intraventricular haemorrhage
  • Failed resuscitation
  • Twin-to-twin transfusion
  • Rh disease
27
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According to the MBRRACE report, what is the quality of care grading for babies?

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Good care = 21%
Improvements could have been made but would have made no difference = 19%
Improvements could have been made that would have made a life-saving difference = 60%

Appreciating Complex Midwifery Care (14 decks)

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