Obstetrics and Neonatal Care Test
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Neonatal assessment and resuscitation - ✔✔Initial care for the newborn
including airway positioning, drying, warming, and stimulation
Limb presentation - ✔✔Rare case where a limb or foot presents instead of the head
Spina bifida - ✔✔Developmental defect where a portion of the spinal cord or meninges
protrudes outside the vertebrae
Multiple gestation - ✔✔Pregnancy with twins or multiple fetuses
Premature birth - ✔✔Birth before 36 weeks or with a weight less than 5 pounds
Postterm pregnancy - ✔✔Pregnancy lasting longer than 41 weeks
Fetal demise - ✔✔Death of the fetus before or during delivery
Postpartum complications - ✔✔Excessive bleeding, embolism, and perineal tears in the postpartum
period
Apgar score - ✔✔Assessment of appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration of the newborn
, Changes in the GI Tract - ✔✔Increased risk for:
Gastroesophageal Reflux, Nausea, Vomiting, and aspiration
Respiratory Capacity - ✔✔changes, increased respiratory rates and decreased minute volumes
Blood Volume - ✔✔Gradually increases to:
- Allow for adequate perfusion of the uterus
- Prepare for blood loss that will occur during childbirth
- May increase as much as 50% by the end of pregnancy
Red Blood Cells - ✔✔Number of RBC increases
- Speed of clotting increases to protect against excessive bleeding during delivery
Heart Rate - ✔✔Patients heart rate increases up to 20% to accommodate the increase in
blood volume
Cardiac Output is significantly increased
Umbilical cord - ✔✔Carries OXYGENATED blood from the placenta to the heart of the fetus
Umbilical Cord Arteries - ✔✔Carry DEOXYGENATED blood from the heart of the fetus to the placenta
Water Break - ✔✔Usually at the beginning of Labor, When the amniotic sac ruptures and
the amniotic fluid is released.
Gestational Diabetes - ✔✔- Develops in many women who have not had it previously
- Resolves in most women after birth
- Treatment is the same as any other patient with diabetes
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Neonatal assessment and resuscitation - ✔✔Initial care for the newborn
including airway positioning, drying, warming, and stimulation
Limb presentation - ✔✔Rare case where a limb or foot presents instead of the head
Spina bifida - ✔✔Developmental defect where a portion of the spinal cord or meninges
protrudes outside the vertebrae
Multiple gestation - ✔✔Pregnancy with twins or multiple fetuses
Premature birth - ✔✔Birth before 36 weeks or with a weight less than 5 pounds
Postterm pregnancy - ✔✔Pregnancy lasting longer than 41 weeks
Fetal demise - ✔✔Death of the fetus before or during delivery
Postpartum complications - ✔✔Excessive bleeding, embolism, and perineal tears in the postpartum
period
Apgar score - ✔✔Assessment of appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration of the newborn
, Changes in the GI Tract - ✔✔Increased risk for:
Gastroesophageal Reflux, Nausea, Vomiting, and aspiration
Respiratory Capacity - ✔✔changes, increased respiratory rates and decreased minute volumes
Blood Volume - ✔✔Gradually increases to:
- Allow for adequate perfusion of the uterus
- Prepare for blood loss that will occur during childbirth
- May increase as much as 50% by the end of pregnancy
Red Blood Cells - ✔✔Number of RBC increases
- Speed of clotting increases to protect against excessive bleeding during delivery
Heart Rate - ✔✔Patients heart rate increases up to 20% to accommodate the increase in
blood volume
Cardiac Output is significantly increased
Umbilical cord - ✔✔Carries OXYGENATED blood from the placenta to the heart of the fetus
Umbilical Cord Arteries - ✔✔Carry DEOXYGENATED blood from the heart of the fetus to the placenta
Water Break - ✔✔Usually at the beginning of Labor, When the amniotic sac ruptures and
the amniotic fluid is released.
Gestational Diabetes - ✔✔- Develops in many women who have not had it previously
- Resolves in most women after birth
- Treatment is the same as any other patient with diabetes
