lecture 10 small babies Flashcards
male or female bigger at birth
male
ethnicity that has big babies
african
ethnicity that has small babies
asain
medical condition that might have bigger baby
diabetic mum
someone who might have a small baby
smokers
what will you look like if the placenta isnt working
long arms and legs
low body fat
how will growth problems present in early gestation
symmetrical growth problems
if you are effected later in pregnancy how will the growth present
disproportionate
much smaller abdo than head
causes of symmetrical IUGR
chemical exposure
viral infection
chromosomal
causes of asymmetrical IUGR
preeclampsia and placental insufficiency
maternal factors making small babies
smoking
alcohol
anaemia
other medical diseases
fetal factors acronym
TORCH
what is TORCH
toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes and syphilis
what is placental previa
the placenta is low in the uterus
why can you stil survive if there are problems with some of the placenta
there is excess placenta
what is abruptio placenta
when the placenta comes away from the uterus before the baby
what is cancer of the blood vessels of the placenta
chroangioma
hpw big should the uterus be
+/- 2 gestational weeks in cm
what does the ultrasound measure
abdominal circumference
head circumference
femur length
liquor volume
what are the impacts of a low urinary output of the baby
kidneys arent working so there is low blood pressure so there arent big pockets of amniotic fluid
what does doppler look at
flow of blood through the veins
what might you think about of doppler is very poor
cesaerean
how might you treat a baby with very low doppler
steroids
at what point would you try and deliver is the doppler is poor
34 weeks
