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Give 3 fetal obstetric emergencies

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  • Fetal distress
  • Cord prolapse
  • Shoulder dystocia
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What are rf for cord prolapse?

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  • Premature rupture of membranes
  • Polyhydramnios
  • Long umbilical cord
  • Fetal malpresentation
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What happens in shoulder dystocia?

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The anterior shoulder fails to pass under the symphysis pubis after delivery of the fetal heads

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What acronym is used for the management of shoulder dystocia?

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HELPERR

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What is the management of shoulder dystocia?

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H - call for help
E - evaluate for episiotomy
L - legs in McRoberts
P - suprapubic pressure
E - enter pelvis
R - rotational manoeuvres
R - remove posterior arm

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What are the neonatal risks of shoulder dystocia?

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  • Hypoxia
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Injury to brachial plexus
  • Fits
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What are risk factors for pre-term delivery?

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  • Antepartum haemorrhage
  • Previous ptd
  • Genital infection
  • Cervical weakness
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What is the aim of secondary prevention of pre-term delivery? What is involved?

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Aim = identify women at increased risk by screening for preterm labour
- TVS US
- Qualitative fetal fibronectin test

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What is the aim of tertiary prevention of pre-term delivery? What is involved?

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Aim = reduce mobility/mortality
- Prompt dx
- Tocolytic drugs
- Antibiotics

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What is required to diagnose preterm labour?

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Persistent uterine activity AND change in cervical dilatation and/or poor effacement

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How can the causes of ‘failure to progress’ be classified?

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The 4 Ps:
- Power - strength of uterine contractions
- Passenger - size/position/presentation of fetus
- Passage - shape/size of pelvis
- Psyche - support and antenatal preparation for labour and delivery

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In the first stage of labour, what indicates failure to progress?

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If dilation is less than 2cm in 4 hours

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In primiparous women, how much should the cervix dilate per hour?

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1/2cm per hour

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What does a partogram do?

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It indicates how labour is progressing and wether care needs to be escalated to obstetric led

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What is an amniotomy?

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Artificial rupture of membranes

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What is the management of failure to progress

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  1. Amniotomy
  2. Oxytocin infusion
  3. Instrumental delivery
  4. CS
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With an oxytocin infusion what is the aim for number of contractions/10 mins

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4-5 contractions/10 mins

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What are the 5 stages of labour?

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  1. Latent stage
  2. First stage/established stage
  3. Second stage
  4. Third stage
  5. Fourth stage
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How long can the latent stage of labour last?

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2-3 days

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How much does the cervix dilate in the latent phase of labour?

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When does the first stage of labour end?

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When the cervix has dilated to 10cm

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When is the second stage of labour?

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From full dilation to birth

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When is the third stage of labour?

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From birth to explosion of the placenta

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What is the fourth stage of labour?

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Skin to skin contact

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What happens to oestrogen levels at the onset of labour? Why?
- They surge - To inhibit progesterone and prep smooth muscles for labour
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What is effacement?
The thinning and shortening of the cervix
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What 6 stages comprise the fetal journey in labour?
1. Descent 2. Flexion 3. Internal rotation 4. Extension 5. External rotation 6. Delivery of body
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What is the Bishop score used for?
To determine wether to induce labour
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What's assessed as part of the Bishop score, what are they all scored out of?
- Fetal station (0-3) - Cervical position (0-2) - Cervical dilatation (0-3) - Cervical effacement (0-3) - Cervical consistency (0-2)
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What Bishop score predicts spontaneous labour? What indicates labour is unlikely without induction?
- 8/13 - <5
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What are the options for indiction of labour?
- Membrane sweep - Vaginal prostaglandin E2 - Cervical ripening balloon - Artificial rupture of membranes with oxytocin infusion
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What is the main complication of induction of labour with prostaglandins?
Uterine hyperstimulation
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What are the criteria for uterine hyperstimulation?
- Individual contractions lasting more than 2 minutes in duration - More than five contractions every 10 minutes
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What is the management of uterine hyperstimulation?
- Removing vaginal prostaglandins/stopping the oxytocin infusion - Tocolysis with terbutaline
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What 2 lines are present on a partogram? What do they indicate?
- Alert and action lines - Crossing the alert line -> amniotomy + repeat examination in 2 hours - Crossing the action line -> escalate to obstetric-led care
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What is plotted on a partogram?
The dilation of the cervix is plotted against the duration of labour (time)
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What is the stepwise management of failure to progress?
- Amniotomy - Oxytocin infusion - Instrumental delivery - Caesarean section
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What would indicate uterine rupture?
- Cessation of contractions - Disappearance of presenting part from pelvis - Sudden maternal shock
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What is a deceleration?
Drop in fetal HR of more than 15 bpm for more than 15 seconds
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What do decelerations indicate?
Insufficient blood flow to the uterus and placenta
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What are accelerations?
Increase in fetal HR of more than 15 bpm for more than 15 seconds
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How many and how often should accelerations occur?
2 accelerations every 15 minutes
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What are the two brachial plexus injuries associated with complicated delivery? Which nerve roots are affected?
- Erb's palsy - C5-C6 - Klumpke's palsy - C8-T1
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When is nifedipine used to slow labour?
- Used from 24-33+6 weeks - When delivery is imminent - Used for 24 hrs to give steroids time to work/time to transfer mum to appropriate centre
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When is IV benzylpenicillin used in labour?
- In woman with a temp >38 - In woman with previous GBS infection in pregnancy
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What happens in the latent stage of labour?
- Irregular contractions - Mucoid plug - Cervix begins to dilate
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What is the role skin to skin contact post delivery?
- Triggers release of oxytocin in mum and baby - Helps with bonding - Helps regulate babies BP and HR
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What is the choice of prophylactic abx in preterm ROM? How long is it taken for?
- PO erythromycin - Taken until in established labour - Can be taken for a max of 10 days

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