maternity 5-4 Flashcards
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Low-birth-weight (LBW) infant
Low-birth-weight (LBW) infant: 2500 g (5.5 lb), regardless of gestational age
Very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infant
Very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infant: less than 1500 g (3.3 lb)
Appropriate for gestational age (AGA) - what percentile?
Appropriate for gestational age (AGA): birth weight falls between the 10th and 90th percentiles on intrauterine growth curves
Small for date (SFD) same as SGA
Small for date (SFD) or small for gestational age (SGA) :falls below the 10th percentile on intrauterine growth curves
Large for gestational age (LGA)
Large for gestational age (LGA):falls above the 90th percentile on intrauterine growth curves
IUGR - how will they look?
baby will have disproportionate body parts
SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE - breathing? (not surfactant)
Asphyxia
Aspiration (not coordinated) (sucking reflex at 32 weeks)
LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE (breathing and cardiac?) (LGA fetish)
Birth Trauma
Hypoglycemia (due to high blood sugar)
Asphyxia (it causes acidosis (looks like decreased variability on FHR strip)
Cardiac Anomalies
reasons for SGA (infections?)
smoking, nutrition, drugs, uterine infections, thyroid disease, multiple gestation
polycythemia - associated with weight? (poly is polyamorous when it comes to weight)
a concern for SGA and LGA
Preterm***(premature] - how old? (the premi is 37)
Preterm (premature):born before completion of 37 weeks of gestation
Late preterm***(late but right before premi)
Late preterm:from 34 0/7 through 36 6/7 weeks of gestation
Early term***(early is after premi)
Early term:from 37 0/7 through 38 6/7 weeks of gestation
Full term***
Full term:from 39 0/7 weeks through 40 6/7 weeks of gestation
Late term***
Late term:from 41 0/7 through 41 6/7 weeks of gestation
Post term*** (postmature)
Post term (postmature):born after 42 weeks of gestation
issues that cause preterm birth
infection and inflammation, maternal stress, bleeding and stretching of uterus cells.
preterm risks (cabbage patch couch)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (lack of surfactant)
Temperature regulation
Intraventricular hemorrhage (fragile veins, and risk of increased pressure in brain)
Jaundice
Sepsis (infection)
Feeding problems
can’t give too much O2 to babies bc there is a risk of
retinopathy
neonatal hypoglycemia is the main cause of (no blood to the brain)
brain injury
ASSESSMENT OF INFANT OF DIABETIC MOTHER - what blood tests? and the lungs?
Macrosomia
increased Risk for Anomalies (heart, brain, and neural tubes)
RDS - resp. distress syndrome
Hypoglycemia
Hypocalcemia
Hyperbilirubinemia (from polycythemia)
HYPOGLYCEMIA Risk Factors (both can get it)
- LPI (late preterm infants)
- IUGR
- SGA, LGA
- < 2500 gm
- IDM (insulin diabetic mom)
- GDM (gestational diabetic mom)
HYPOGLYCEMIA: Symptomatic - Concerning symptoms
Seizure
Lethargy/decreased responsiveness
Hypotonia
Apnea
Cyanosis
if symptomatic at 40 glucose,
will start an IV