gestation prevents MAS and other complications. A biophysical profile measuring the heart rate, breathing and body movements, tone, and the amniotic fluid volume is used to monitor the fetus for intrapartum fetal stress that could cause passage of meconium. Diabetic woman is at high risk for preeclampsia or eclampsia, infection, hydramnios, postpartum hemorrhage, and cesarean birth (Ward et al., 2016, p. 383). In addition, fetal macrosomia prolongs labor due to shoulder dystocia. The glucose challenge
Drug addiction is a serious problem in society and it affects relationships with a mom and baby. Newborns who test positive for drugs at birth should not be sent home with mom, if the mom has a drug use record. The statistics of drug use and the effects that the babies have. Because the babies can not stay in the hospital forever, they have to go somewhere. Many people think that drug use during pregnancy is not a big problem, but it is. For many moms it starts with a painkiller. Someone offers a
her throughout the whole process. Her estimated due date was on March 27, 2016, but she came into antepartum with more frequent and longer contractions on March 16, 2016. Her membranes ruptured around 0400 the next morning, with no noted blood or meconium. She was dilated at 4cm, effacement of 60-70% and stationed at -2. The nurse and I brought her over from antepartum at 0800 and started an IV on her to begin her antibiotic treatment. She was confirmed group B Streptococcus (GBS)
lustily Muscle tone Absent Some flexion in extremities The authors recommend after the first afterbirth check takes place at 30 seconds and includes additional considerations to the Apgar score such as that of the gestation period (ie. preterm), meconium in the amniotic fluid or on the skin and any congenital abnormalities that are visible (Pairman et al.,
There are more than 70% of premature babies that are born between 34 and 36 weeks gestation a year. When a baby is born early, or born with birth defects, the Neonatal Intensive Care unit is its first home. The nurse’s in the NICU have the difficult job of preparing baby’s and parents for a health life together. A baby who has been put into the NICU will stay there until it is healthy enough to go home. According to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, “In the United States, nearly thirteen percent
1. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (also called HLHS) is a congenital heart defect occurring during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy which leaves the left side of the heart underdeveloped and small. Normally, the right side flows blood to the lungs where oxygen is enriched before it travels to the heart’s left side while the left side of the heart pumps blood into the aorta which flows oxygen-rich blood to the body. In HLHS, the left side of the heart is not able to pump oxygen-rich blood to the body
Intrauterine growth retardation is now known as intrauterine growth restriction or IUGR. Intrauterine growth restriction is a condition where an unborn baby is not growing at the normal rate that it should and is therefore smaller than the 10th percentile for their gestational age (Bates, et al., 2015). Studies have shown what size a baby should be at every stage of the pregnancy. In the earlier months of the pregnancy, all babies are normally the same size; only if there is a health concern should
Symptoms can include diarrhea or bulky, foul smelling and greasy stool, frequent wheezing, chronic cough with thick mucus and poor or slowed growth. Reoccurring pneumonia can also be a warning sign that a patient has Cystic Fibrosis. Babies born with meconium ileus (intestinal blockage) have a greater chance of being diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Sinusitis, nasal polyps, coughing up blood and other reoccurring conditions can be brought on by Cystic Fibrosis. Liver disease, diabetes and gallstones are
This week’s clinical experience has been unlike any other. I went onto the unit knowing that I needed to be more independent and found myself to be both scared and intimidated. However, having the patients I did made my first mother baby clinical an exciting experience. I was able to create connections between what I saw on the unit and the theory we learned in lectures. In addition, I was able to see tricks other nurses on the unit have when providing care, and where others went wrong. Being
deliver the baby; however, the baby opened her eyes too soon inside the amniotic sac and the amniotic fluid flushed into her eyes causing her lacriminal ducts to clog. The conditions only worsened as the doctor realized that the baby had inhaled the meconium. The problems that arose made it more difficult to save the baby, it would be a miracle they said if both the baby and my mother survived. My mom and doctor kept working together to be able to deliver the baby, as the doctor’s options were running
First the nurse should explain what the Apgar score is. The Apgar score evaluates the physical condition of the newborn at one min after birth and again at five minutes after birth. The newborn receives a total score that ranges from 0 to 10 based on rating color, heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, and reflex irritability. To break it down a little further there are five factors that are considered in the evaluation of the newborn. The mnemonic is used and it spells out Apgar. The breakdown
Not many people understand the severity of an emergancy c-section. When I first heard those words I was terrified, not only for my life, but for my daughter's life as well. A rush of sadness came over me. I wasn't sure how to react to the news when the doctor told me there were complications. All I knew was my daughter's life was in danger and they wanted to cut me open. Laying on the operating table, the bright white lights above my head were giving me a headache. I could hear the concerned but
truly intimidating, but I believe that this early introduction to the field is where my passion for pediatrics began. During my 12-hour observation shift, one neonate stands out. This infant was on ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) due to meconium aspiration syndrome. To me, it
course of it all I had an infection. However they were not sure if the infection was from me and may of spread to the baby or if the infection was from the baby and it spread to me. But that on top of this infection my daughter Aniston had swallowed "meconium" during the birthing process. They went over the treatment and explained they needed to do a spinal tap, along with a few other treatments but she would have to remain in the NICU until cleared. It felt like I went through a box of tissues just picturing
Home birth is not an unusual occurrence for certain areas in our country. It has been practiced by traditional midwives and untrained birth attendants for many decades, since before the existence of modern medical facilities and hospitals. However by improving our health care system for pregnant women, it has managed to reduce catastrophic complications that lead to maternal and perinatal death. Why then are there still a few women keen for home birth although they have access to local area hospitals
Saunders (2012) states that the treatment of a breech delivery requires the paramedic team to work simultaneously and efficiently to perform several interventions. He states that the paramedic team should undertake a primary survey and introduce themselves to the patient on arrival. From the initial patient contact, the paramedics should begin providing reassurance to the patient and their family, both verbally and non-verbally (Saunders, 2012). Reassurance aims to reduce patient anxiety, create
diagnosed with chorioamnionitis (4). Nevertheless the addition of PROM increases the chances of acquiring chorio during pregnancy. PROM it is the most easily identifiable risk factor for the condition, along with vaginal bacterial abnormalities, meconium stained amniotic fluid, prologued labour and other factors that make the mother susceptible to
4th Ed, Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter) Paralytic Ileuses can occur at any age, race or gender, but is one of the major causes of intestinal obstruction in infants and children. Infants with cystic fibrosis are more likely to experience meconium ileus (a dark green material in the intestine). The major cause of ileus is surgery occurring within and about the intestines, but normal activity of the intestines usually returns within hours to days after such operations. Ileuses can also be
Breastfeeding is the most protective, nutritional, and natural way to provide nourishment to infants. Human milk contains several nutrients including: vitamins, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and minerals. These nutrients are imperative for an infant’s developmental growth. Human milk also reduces the risk of developing morbidities, especially within premature infants. Premature infants, who are more prone to infection due their immune systems, benefit from human milk. Compared to artificial formulas
1. Is necessary to develop the new social sciences because it exists as a result of the impact of two things happening in western intellectual traditions at the being of the 19th century. One is social theorists are becoming more and more interested in generalizing about human nature, its making statements about the general nature of human beings it is not just the history of the English people anymore, it’s the nature of human society. Two, is the impact of science on the thought processes of