Labour And Devilery And Pregancy Flashcards
Stage 1 labour
Full contraction to full dilation
Stage 2 labour
Full dilation cervix to delivery of baby
Stage 3 Labour
Delivery of the baby to delivery of the placenta
The more kids you have the _ they go through the _ of labour
Faster
Stages
Imminent signs to delivery
Crowning
Contraction less than 2 minutes apart
Mom knows
Mom feels like she having a Bowel movement
Personal bulge
How to stop bleeding (3)
Fundal message
Pads/ with legs together
Brest feeding
Meconium
Fetal bowel movement
Shows signs of fetal distress
1st trimester
0-3 months
2nd trimester
3-6 months
3rd trimester
6-9 months
Nuchal cord
Umbilical cord is around the baby’s neck
During delivery try and move around the head
If unable, clamp and cut in place
How should baby come out
Head first and face down
Prolapsed cord
Umbilical cord comes out before baby
Raise baby off, presenting part with gloved hand
Crowning yes
Deliver, prepare for prolonged NRB
crowing no
Kness to chest
Don’t push
Place LLR with elevated hips
Breach
Butt or both feet first
Have an assistant supply suabubic pressure to maintain flexion of fetal head
If no progression in 2 to 3 minutes, make a V for an air pocket so baby can breathe
Foot / limb presentation
Require a C-section
Do not touch the limbs
Put needs to chest
Hips elevated
Don’t push
Non-progressing birth
Extended labor, a baby and baby with no deceleration
Drugs
Small mom with big baby
Explosive birth
Mom pushes too hard baby comes out too fast
Traumatic to mom
Baby transition too fast to adopt
Shoulder dystocia
Shoulder stuck on pelvic bone
Should be assumed when there is no forward movement
Three steps to stop bleeding
Fundal massage
Pad/legs together each pad is 500ml
Breast-feeding
The placenta should deliver within how many minutes of the baby ?
30 minutes
What should you look for once the placenta comes out?
Any ruptured pieces as it can cause an infection and sepsis
What to do with the placenta of once it comes out
Place in bag and bring to ER
Possible complications for neonates (4)
Respiratory distress
due to mothers Naracotic use
gestational age
cardiovascular system compromise
hole in heart ( for amen oval, ductus arterious )
Thermal regulation
Meconium aspiration
When do I check the APGAr score
at one minute
Five minutes
Possibly 10 minutes
What should babies Apgar score be after one minute
8-10
APGAr score
Appearance Blue/white Pink In blue out. All pink
Pulse None. Under 100. Over 100
Grimace. None. Whimpering. Active crying
Activity. Limo. Twitching. Active moving
Resp. None. Slow and irregular. Good (40-60)