Term
Hand maneuvers for vertex delivery |
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Definition
- Delivery of head (non dominant hand on baby's head)
- Check for nuchal cord
- Allow head to restitute (rotate)
- Step to back of baby's head (in broken bed birth)
- Pinkies to perineum to support head (hands off neck)
- Traction towards woman's back until anterior shoulder axillary fold is visable
- Traction toward woman's belly
- As soon as both shoulders are out, slip lower hand down to grasp baby with thumb on back and other fingers on chest.
- Lower hand runs along baby's back toward ankles (grasp ankles)
- Hand baby to mom
If baby is going to peds:
- Rotate feet towards axilla of the arm holding baby's head. Tuck the baby's feet into your axilla
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Term
Repair of vaginal mucosa and transition to perineum |
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Definition
- Anchor stitch in mucosa
- Visualize spacing of stitches
- If internal (interrupted) stitches are necessary do them now
- Use locked stitches to level of hymenal ring
- Use nondominant hand to bring last locked stitch square
- Insert needle to outside corner of lock and bring it down into the tissue on the same side (internal).
- Place continuous stitches down perineum until about 1 cm from apex. Come out apex.
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Term
Subcuticular closure of perineum |
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Definition
1. Come up perineum with subcuticular closure
2. Continue up the perineum, then stop 1/2 cm below the introitus
3. Insert the needle across from your exit point. Travel back behind the hymenal ring
4. Insert needle next to where you came up and take a bite to other side
5. Leaving a loop of suture on the side you just left, tie your other end to the loop, using the two sides of one loop as one thread. |
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What is important to remember when putting in deep interrupted stitches |
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Definition
Hold needle holder perpendicular to the floor to avoid puncturing the rectal capsule. |
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Fetal scalp electrode prereqs |
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Definition
2 cm dilatation
Rupture of membranes |
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Contraindications of fetal scalp electrode |
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Definition
- Unknown presentation or presenting part=face, genital, fontanels
- Active herpes, hep C, HIV
- Avoid with Hep B, GC, Chlamydia, GBS
- Placenta previa (known or suspected)
- Woman is a confirmed carrier of hemophilia and fetus status is unknown or is affected
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Term
Prereqs for IUPC insertion |
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Definition
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Contraindications for IUPC |
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Definition
Uterine bleeding of undetermined origin
Placenta previa
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