Normal Pregnancy and Antenatal Care Flashcards
What can uncontrolled HT lead to in pregnant mothers?
Strokes and seizures
What is pre-eclampsia?
Multi-system disorder characterised by increased BP and proteinuria
What can uncontrolled pre-eclampsia cause?
Renal and liver failure
Trimester separations?
0-12 weeks
13-27 weeks
27+ weeks
How long is trimester 2?
13-27 weeks
14 weeks
How long is trimester 1?
0-12 weeks
12 weeks
When is term?
After 37 weeks
What is post term?
After 41 weeks
What foods to avoid and why?
Blue cheese, unpasteurised milk
(Listeria containing foods)
-Can cause stillbirths/miscarriages
Which vitamin can be terratogenic?
Vitamin A (avoid eating liver/pate etc)
Warfarin can affect what?
Limb development
Types of baby positioning?
Breech
Transverse
Cephalic
What does breech mean?
Bum first
- Potential head entrapment after body is delivered
What is transverse position?
Lying sideways
-Contraindication for vaginal birth
What is cephalic position?
Head first
-Normal
Which head positions would you recommend a C section for?
Breech?
Transverse
Which birth position is normal?
Cephalic
What group has a higher risk of conceiving a child with down syndrome?
Older women
Prenatal diagnosis of DS technique?
CVS/amniocentesis:
Medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities
Term for death in first 4 weeks of life?
Neonatal death
Term for death in first year of life?
Infant mortality
What should be offered to all infants immediately after birth?
Vitamin K
- Because babies have an immature liver (leads to decreased level of Vitamin K dependant clotting factor)
- Single IM dose helps prevent haemorrhagic disease
