3 obstetrical hemorrhage causes of death
Placental abruption
Premature separation of normally implanted placenta, may be external or concealed, separation can be complete or partial, occurs in 1/200 deliveries, not always detected on ultrasound as it can be mistaken for the placenta itself, tends to be maternal blood
Placental abruption 3 common contributing factors
Placental abruption clinical presentation (4)
Placental abruption management (3)
Placenta previa definition
Painless hemorrhage in the late 2nd trimester diagnosed by sonography, the bleeding tends to be more fetal blood, total previa when internal os is totally covered requires C section, partial or marginal can potentially get vaginal birth
Vasa previa definition
condition in which fetal blood vessels cross or run near the internal opening of the uterus. These vessels are at risk of rupture when the supporting membranes rupture, as they are unsupported by the umbilical cord or placental tissue, hard to spot on ultrasound but if spotted prior then prognosis is muchbetter
Previa management
- deliver those in labor, mature fetus, or hemorrhage so severe as to mandate delivery (typically 36-37 weeks)
Postpartum hemorrhage, what qualifies as it thru vaginal vs cesarean delivery?
Hemorrhage following delivery either from placenta implatantion site, trauma to genitalia, or both, recognized as >500mL vaginal delivery and >1000mL cesarean delivery
Postpartum hemorrhage etiology (6)
Uterine atony
Refers to flaccid uterine muscle preventing it from acting as a tourniquet to cut off blood leakage from vessels
Drugs for uterine atony (4)
Can use multiple
Bakri balloon
Saline filled balloon that uses a tampanode effect to treat uterine atony and stop bleeding
Alternative treatments for uterine atony (3)
Consumptive coagulopathy (DIC)
Complication of underlying pathological process in which treatment must be directed to reverse fibrination, often seen with excessive bleeding at sites of modest trauma as well as hypofibrinogenemia, thrombocytopenia, and prolongation of PT and PTT, can occur because of placental abruption as well as other complications
DIC management (3)
Third leading cause of maternal death
Puerperal fever
Puerperal fever, what is it caused by, what is it treated by (2)
Uterine infection causing persistent fever after childbirth ocurring 30% after vaginal delivery and 70% after C section but typically after prolonged labor, typically mixed infection group A and B sterp and chlamydia, treated with clindamycin and gentamicin and ampiclillin (triple therapy) or dilation and curetage
Puerperal fever differential diagnosis (3)
Postterm pregnancy
Pregnancy beyond 42 weeks or 294 days of start of last menstrual period, has increased risk of meconium and aspiration, shoulder dystocia (difficulty delivering shoulder due to size), etc.
Post term baby skin appears…
….dry, cracked, and peeling
Postmaturity syndrome
An infant that is delivered post term and due to failure of the placenta around 40 weeks becomes hypoxic and chronically ill, has wrinkled peeling skin and a long thin body suggestive of wasting, typically meiconium stained
If the placenta is failing, then how does this cause oligohydramnios?
The fluid going into the baby is decreased so the baby becomes dehydrated and stops peeing
Macrosomia
s used to describe a newborn who’s significantly larger than average. A baby diagnosed with fetal macrosomia has a birth weight of more than 8 pounds, 13 ounces (4,000 grams), regardless of his or her gestational age