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What supplement can be taken to decrease the risk of SpinaBifida? - Folic Acid
What is the best diagnostic tool for substance exposure and can show length of exposure? -
Meconium
Describe the characteristics of a fetal alcohol syndrome baby - flat face
short nose
brain abnormalities
heart abnormalities
mental retardation
low birth weight
When using tobacco products during pregnancy, it decreases oxygen to the fetus, replacing it with
Carbon monoxide. What are risk factors associated with tobacco use during pregnancy? - low birth
weight
Risk for SIDS
Risk for ADHD
Risk for spontaneous abortion, preterm labor, and placenta previa
What is the safe quantity of alcohol during pregnancy? - No safe quantity
Which artificial sweetner should be avoided during pregnancy (1) and which are okay to use (2) and
(3)? - 1) Sacrine
2) Equal
3) Splenda
What is the daily limit of caffeine during pregnancy? - 300mg/day
List s/s of cocaine/heroine babies. - high pitched shrill cry
seizures and tremors
, tachypnea
nasal congestion
projectile vomit and diarrhea
uncoordinated/excessive sucking
How should a cocaine baby be rocked? - Vertically
What should you avoid with cocaine babies. - AVOID MAKING EYE CONTACT
Name interventions, meds, and/or other medical care that may occur with a cocaine baby. - Vertical
rock
Pacifier
anti-seizure meds
Narcotics
NG tube: small/frequent feedings
No eye contact
Define Reproductive loss: - a loss of baby during perinatal period that results in grief
List the types of reproductive loss. - 1) inability to conceive
2) Spontaneous abortion
3) Congenital anomalies
4) Fetal demise
5) Neonatal death
Define perinatal death: - death of the offspring occurring during late pregnancy (22 weeks and
greater), during childbirth, and up to seven completed days of life
What phrases and words should the nurse avoid during a reproductive loss/perinatal death? - "It is
God's will"
"You can always have another"
"There was a problem with this baby"