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  • Gram positive
    • colonizes in rectum, vagina, cervix, and urethra of women
    • associated with PRETERM RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES and PRETERM LABOR
    • sepsos, pneumonia, and meningitis
    • TESTING IN WOMEN 35-37WEEKS GESTATION
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Group B streptoccus

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GBS

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Group B Streptococcus

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TOLAC

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trial of labor after cesarean

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  • the attempt to deliver vaginally after a C-Section

- CARRIES SOME RISK OF RUPTURE OF UTERINE SCAR

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TOLAC

trial of labor after cesarean

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AROM

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artificial rupture of membranes

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-Amniotomy
-DONE IN CONJUNCTION W/ INDUCTION OR STIMULATION OF LABOR TO PERMIT INTERNAL ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING
-Risks involved: (1) prolapse of umbilical cord (2) infection
(3) Abruptio Placentae
-Abruptio placentae: premature separation of a normally
implanted placenta

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artificial rupture of membranes

AROM

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SROM

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spontaneous rupture of membrane

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-at or near term w.o onset of labour
-premature rupture of the membranes PROM
-induction of labor considered when ending the pregnancy benefits
woman or fetus and when labor and vaginal birth arent safe

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Spontaneous rupture of membranes

SROM

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ROM

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range of motion

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-examination of child’s ability to perform active range of motion
movements
-there should be no pain, limitation of movement, spastic
movements, joint instability of joint crepitation

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ROM

range of motion

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GDM

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gestational diabetes mellitus

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any degree of glucose intolerance that has its onset or first recognition during pregnancy

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GDM

gestational diabetes mellitus

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EDD/ EDB/ EDC

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estimated date of delivery, birth or conception

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  • the uterus enlarges in a predictable pattern that provides info about fetal growth and helps to confirm the DOB
  • take first day of last menstrual cycle, subtract 3months, add 7days
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EDD/ EDB/ EDC

estimated date of delivery, birth, conception

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FHT

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fetal heart tone

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  • can be heard with a stethoscope by 16-20weeks of gestation

- electronic doppler may detect heart motion at 9weeks

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FHT

fetal heart tone

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FHRP

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fetal heart rate pattern

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-fetal HR 110-160 bpm during 3rd trimester
-auscultate while palpating maternal radial pulse
-variability: describes the fluctuations in baseline FHR that cause the printed line to have an irregular wavelike pattern
occurs during sleep, sedatives, younger than 28weeks
-periodic patterns: temporary recurrent changes from baseline
assoc with uterine contractions

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FHRP

fetal HR pattern

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FSE

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fetal scalp electrode

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-detects electrical signals from the fetal heart
-the wire from the electrode protrudes from the mother’s vagina
and is attached to a leg plate to provide electrical grounding

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FSE

fetal scalp electrode

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NST

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non-stress test

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-identifies whether an increase in FHR occurs when the fetus moves, indicating adequate oxygenation, a healthy neural
pathway from the fetal CNS to the fetal heart and the ability of the
heart to respond to stimuli
-fetus isnt stressed by stimulated uterine contractions

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NST

non stress test

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FGR/ IUGR

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fetal/ intrauterine growth restriction

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  • failure of fetus to grow as expected for gestational age

- infant falls below 10th percentile in size and growth charts

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FGR/ IUGR

fetal/ intrauterine growth restriction

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IUFD

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intrauterine fetal demise

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death of a fetus while it is still in the uterus (before birth)

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intrauterine fetal demise

IUFD

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PIH

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pregnancy induced hypertension

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-gestational htn
-BP elevations after 20weeks of pregnancy that isnt accompanied
by proteinuria
-may progress to preeclampsia

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PIH

pregnancy induced hypertension

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PKU

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phenylketonuria

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-genetic disorder w/ CNS injury from amino acid phenylalanine in
the blood causes severe intellectual impairment in untreated infants and children
-deficiency of enzyme phenylalanine hydrolase

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PKU

phenylketonuria

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LMP/ LNMP

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last normal menstrual period

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its common to estimate the EDD on the basis of the first day of the LNMP, although ovulation and conception occur about 2weeks after the beginning of menstruation

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LNMP

last normal menstrual period

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IUPC

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intrauterine pressure catheter

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  • used to measure uterine activity, including contraction intensity and resting tone
    (1) solid catheter w/ a pressure transducer in its tip. this catheter usually has an additional lumen for amnioinfusion of sterile solution into the uterus
    (2) a hollow, fluid filled catheter that connects to a pressure transducer on the bedside monitor unit
  • both types sense intrauterine pressure and increases in intra-abdominal pressure
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IUPC

intrauterine pressure catheter

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EBL

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estimated blood loss

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NSVD

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normal spontaneous vaginal delivery

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VBAC

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vaginal birth after cesarean

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  • women who have had a vaginal birth before or since the prior cesarean birth are more likely to have a successful VBAC
  • suggestions
    • no more than 2 previous low transverse uterine incisions
    • no other uterine scars or a previous uterine rupture
    • a pelvis that is clinically adequate for the estimated fetal size
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VBAC

vaginal birth after cesarean

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VAVD

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vacuum assisted vaginal delivery

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  • a vacuum extractor uses suction to grasp the fetal head as traction is applied
  • not used to deliver the fetus in a converted presentation
  • considered if the second stage should be shortened for wellbeing of mother or child
  • maternal indications: inability to push, exhaustion, intrapartum infection
  • Risks: laceration, hematoma of vagina, perineum
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VAVD

vacuum assisted vaginal delivery

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FH

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fundal height

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  • performed at every visit once the fundus is able to be palpated in women’s abdomen
  • bladder must be empty to avoid elevation of uterus
  • top of fundus is palpated and a tape measure is stretched from the top of the symphysis pubis over the abdominal curve to the top of the fundus
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fundal height

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EFM

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electronic fetal monitoring

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-may be continuous or intermittent
-bedside monitor unit: uses info from FHR and uterine activity
-examples
doppler ultrasound transducer
fetal scalp electrode
tocotransducer
intrauterine pressure catheter

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EFM

electronic fetal monitoring

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P C/S

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primary c section

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R C/S

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repeated c section

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GA

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gestational age

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full term of gestational age

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38-42 weeks

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UC

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unassisted childbirth

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PTL

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preterm labor

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onset of labor after 20weeks and before the beginning of the 38th week of gestation

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PTL

preterm labor