Neonatal ICU Flashcards
1
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Gravida
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- Gravida is he total number of confirmed pregnancies a woman has had
2
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Para
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- Para is the number of pregnancies a woman has carried out past 20 weeks (total number of births of a baby >20 weeks)
3
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Primipara
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- Meaning a woman giving birth for the first time
4
Q
Multipara
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Meaning a woman who has given birth multiple times
5
Q
PROM
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- ‘Premature rupture of membranes’ means the mothers ‘water broke’ prematurely before 37 weeks of gestation
6
Q
SROM
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- ‘Spontaneous rupture of membranes’ happens when waters break for a term baby (38-41 weeks)
7
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AROM
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- ‘Artificial rupture of membranes’ is when the midwife needs to rupture membranes to progress labour
8
Q
GBS
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Group B strep
- Found in the genital tract of many women
9
Q
GA
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Gestational age (in weeks + days)
10
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CGA
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Corrected gestational age
- Adding one day at a time
11
Q
APGAR
- American paediatric gross assessment record
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- Immediately done after birth
- Once at 1 minute, once at 5
- If score is low at 5 minutes, reassess at 10 minutes
- Score less than 7 indicates a baby that will need more support and care
- Score of 8-10 means the infant is adapting well
12
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What APGAR score rates
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- Skin colour
- Heart rate
- Reflexes and responsiveness
- Muscle tone
- Breathing rate
