maternal and child nursing

Induction of Labour.

Incompetent Cervix Nursing Care Plan.

Hyperemesis Gravidarum Nursing Care Plan

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Haemolytic Disease of the Foetus and N

Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (Hydatidiform mole).

Gestational Diabetes Nursing Care P

Fetal S

Ectopic Pregnancy Nursing Care M

Early Postpartum Haemorrhage Nursing Care P

Maternal and Child Nursing

Maternal and Child Nursing

Dysfunctional Labour

Caesarean Delivery Nursing Care Plan and Management

APGAR Scoring System The APGAR Scoring System was developed by Dr. Virginia APGAR as a method of assessing the new-born’s adjustment to extrauterine life. It is taken at one minute and five minutes after birth. With depressed infants, repeat scoring every five minutes as needed. The one minute score indicates the necessity for resuscitation. The five minute score is more reliable in predicting mortality and neurologic deficits. The most important is the heart rate, then the resp...

Maternal and Child Nursing

 Dysfunctional labour is difficult, painful, prolonged labour due to mechanical factors

1. Cord prolapse is descent of the umbilical cord into the vagina ahead of the fetal presenting part with resulting compression of the cord between the presenting part and the maternal pelvis. 2. Cord prolapse is an emergency situation; immediate delivery will be attempted to save the foetus. 3. It occurs in 1 of 200 pregnancies.

Definition  The excision of the foreskin (prepuce).  Circumcisions are commonly performed on the male infant at birth or shortly thereafter. However, the uncircumcised adult may experience difficulty in retracting the prepuce from the glans of the penis because of a stricture (phimosis), which requires surgical intervention, or circumcision may be performed to treat recurrent balanitis or as a religious rite.  If performed on an infant, the procedure may take place in a separate part...

Problems in Maternal and Child Nursing: Hydrocephalus