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Postpartum
Test #3
Question | Answer |
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Puerperium | extends from the terminiation of pregnancy until a return of all systems to a pre-pregnant state (6weeks) |
Exfoliation | regeneration of placental site |
Location of fundus | after delivery of placenta it is 2cm below the umbilicus (U/2) the returns to U/U. * by the 9th day fundus is no longer palpable |
Lochia | bright red, 3 days |
Lochia Serosa | pinkish brown, 3-14 days |
Lochia Alba | yellowish white cream day 10-14 to 3-4 weeks |
1st degree laceration | extends through the skin and structures superficial to the muscle |
2nd degree laceration | extends through the muscle of the perineal body |
3rd degree laceration | continues through the anal sphincter |
4 degree laceration | involves the anterior rectal wall |
Prolactin | stimulates milk production(*sucking is most important to the release of prolactin) |
Oxytocin | "milk ejection reflex" |
Vaginal delivery EBL | 200-500ml |
C-Section EBL | 700-1000ml |
Taking In | mother focused on her own health (dependent) |
Taking Hold | more focused on infant (dependent) |
Letting Go | taking on responsibilities of a mother (interdependent0 |
When is Rhogam given | @28 wks to non-sensitized Rh- mother and within 72 hours of delivery |
Rh Isoimmunization | result of an antigen-antibody reaction |
Rhogam | immunoglobuline solution containing Rh D antibodies that destroy fetal cells in maternal circulation and blocks maternal antibody production (lasts 2 months) |
Criteria for postpartum Rhogam | Rh- mother, Rh+ infant, both must have indirect coombs test |
Uterine Atony | boggy uterus, major cause of early postpartum hemorrhage |