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1
Q

What times should you take an APGAR score for infants?

A

1 and 5 minutes

2
Q

What does APGAR stand for?

A

Appearance (skin color) - blue/pale, acrocyanosis, pink

Pulse rate - absent, <100, >100

Grimace (irritability) - no response to stim., grimace on suction/aggressive stim., cry on stim.

Activity (muscle tone) - none, some flexion, flexed arms and legs resist extension

Respiratory effort - absent, weak/irregular/gasping, strong/robust cry

3
Q

What is the earliest gestational age a fetus is considered to be full term?

A

38 weeks

4
Q

What pieces of information should be obtained immediately when assessing a patient in labour?

A
  1. Length of gestation
  2. Gravidity and parity
  3. Expected complications with the delivery
  4. If the mother has the urge to push