within the first 24 hours‚ a secondary postpartum haemorrhage occurs after 24 hours up to 12 weeks post partum. Potential risk factors for postpartum haemorrhage Multiple pregnancy Macrosomia Polyhydramnios Grandmultiparity Retained placenta Augmented labour Placenta previa Antepartum haemorrhage Instrumental birth Caesarean Section Clotting Disorders Previous PPH 4 categories that cause postpartum haemorrhage Tone (70%) Grand Multiparity Multiple pregnancy Polyhydraminos Macrosomia Abnormalities:
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a few examples in a long line of effects. Tobacco is also a concern for expectant mothers. Some of the conditions caused by smoking before and after pregnancy are placenta previa; where the placenta does not grow normally. Low birth weight is also a common problem for smoking mothers. The blood flow is restricted form the placenta to the child so in essence the child is not able to receive as much nutrition and in turn makes the baby’s
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drinking by pregnant women in reference to their unborn children. Cigarette smoke reaches the fetus through the placenta which is the tissue that connects the mother and fetus. Among other important functions‚ the placenta provides nutrients to the fetus. When nicotine and carbon monoxide‚ the toxins in cigarette smoke and second-hand smoke‚ enter the body and they reach the placenta resulting in deprivation it of oxygen and nutrients. When an expecting mother inhales tobacco smoke from a cigarette
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(forceps vacuum‚ c-section‚ cervical biopsy)‚ bottle feeding‚ length of labor (precipitous or prolonged)‚ Hx of PPH‚ medications (anesthesia‚ recent tocolysis‚ magnesium sulfate‚ induction greater than 15 hours)‚ abruptio placenta‚ placenta previa‚ infection‚ inversion of uterus‚ placenta accrete - increta - percreta * Upon palpation you find that your client’s uterus is above the umbilicus and displaced to the right‚ what is your nursing intervention? ask patient last
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96 Marks: 1 Which factor cannot be assessed by the RM during IE? Choose one answer. a. Determine possible congenital anomalies of fetus Correct Congenital anomalies are not identified on vaginal examination alone. Internal examination will help to: • Make a positive diagnosis of labor • (C) Make positive identification of the presentation • Determine engagement of presenting part • Ascertain if bag of waters have ruptured • Assess for cord prolapse • (A) Assess progress or delay in
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with women who have given birth. Several studies analyzed in a landmark 2003 article in the Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey show that induced abortion also increases the risk of placenta previa by 50 percent and doubles the risk of pre-term birth in later pregnancies. Placenta previa – where the placenta implants at the bottom of the uterus and covers the cervix – places the lives of both mother and child at risk in that later pregnancy. Pre-term birth is associated with low birth-weight
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1988‚ p. 5) that aside from birth weight‚ the risk of spontaneous abortion‚ fetal death and neonatal death rises directly with increasing levels of maternal smoking during pregnancy. It is also know the increased risk of abruption placentae‚ placenta previa and bleeding early in pregnancy or late pregnancy is also related to smoking. In addition‚ there is evidence that smoking have long term effects to the child such as reduced physical growth‚ slightly poor performance on intelligence test‚ and
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consequences of abortion include future preterm birth and placenta previa (improper implantation of the placenta) in future pregnancies.[5] Premature delivery is associated with higher rates of cerebral palsy‚ as well as respiratory‚ brain‚ and bowel abnormalities. One recent large-scale evaluation published in Pediatrics‚ has concluded that preterm birth is the most frequent cause of infant death in the U.S.[6] Pregnancies complicated by placenta previa result in high rates of preterm birth‚ low birth weight
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Reasons Why Stand Against Abortion An abortion is a violation of the most important human right‚ the right to live. With its practice people not only make one of the grades misdeeds‚ but also puts at risk the life of the mother. The abortion is an action condemned by God‚ and all those who form part of such action‚ will not be welcome in heaven. The abortion causes both physical and psychological damage‚ and doctors should raise awareness to their patients about these consequences‚ instead of
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rape or incest‚ or the child would be born with a severe disability. In the case of a pregnancy where the woman is facing physical complications‚ an abortion should be available if needed. Some examples of physical complications include placenta previa (the placenta is attached close to or covering the cervix)‚ ectopic pregnancy (the fertilized egg becomes embedded outside the womb)‚ and pre-eclampsia (pregnancy induced hypertension). These life-threatening situations would pose a serious hazard to
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