Complications And Interventions During Pregnancy

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Placental Bleeding

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This is heavy bleeding during pregnancy

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Placenta previa

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A condition where the placenta develops to close to the cervix.

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Ectopic Pregnancy

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This is when the embryo implants somewhere OTHER THAN the uterus.

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Placental abruption

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This is the separation of the placenta from the uterus.

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Highly dangerous

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Miscarriage

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It is a spontaneous abortion, typically happens in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy

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Some are experienced as a "late period" but it occurs in 25% of pregnancies

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Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

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This is caused by incompatible blood types of the mom and fetus.

The mother is Rh negative and the baby is Rh positive.

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Women with negative blood cells take precaution, "AB-, B-, O-,etc."

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Hyperemesis Gravidarum

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This is what Amy Schumer has with her baby due to excessive vomiting, resulting in dehydration and acid bodily disruption.

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IV may be necessary

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Gestational Diabetes

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Insulin resistance in the placenta resulting in high blood sugar in the mother and baby.

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Both baby and mom are in risk of Type II Diabetes later in life.

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Streptococcus Infection

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It is a vaginal or rectal infection. Caused by Group B streptococci bacteria. Common in mothers 25% but can result in brain and lung damage for baby or death

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Antibodies can be distributed

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Amniocentesis

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It is the sampling of amniotic fluid with an ultrasound between week 14 and 16

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There is a slight risk of miscarraige

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Chorionic Villi Sampling

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This is the sampling of chorionic villi, taken between week 8 and 10

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Detects genetic abnormality like amniocentesis but has a higher risk of miscarriage.

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Fetoscopy

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A direct view of the fetus using fiber optics

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Even higher risk

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Contraction Stress Test

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This an oxytocin stimulation to observe the fetus' response, particularly heart rate.

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Fetal Non stress Test

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The mother is given a sweet drink ( almost the same as a Contraction Stress Test)

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Inductions of Labor

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Methods that bring on labor:

-Prostaglandin application

-Stripping or sweeping (fingering the amniotic sac separate from the cervix to trigger labor)

-Pitocin (synthetic oxytocin)

-"Breaking the water"

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Fetal Heart Monitoring

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This is the method the machine tracking the heart rate of the fetus as you are in labor, which can be stressful

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Systemic Analgestics

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Sedatives, narcotics, barbiturates, tranquilizers

Pain medication

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Will effect the baby if you breastfeed right after labor.

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Regional blocks

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Para cervical blocks

Pudendal blocks- perineum, vulva, and vagina

Spinal blocks

Epidural are all what sort of interventional blocks?

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Episiotomy

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This is a survival cut to the vaginal opening for greater ease during childbirth

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Preeclampsia

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Difficulty with hypertension or high blood pressure during pregnancy

Basically the autoimmune system response disrupting fetal development.

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Assisted Vaginal Birth

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The use of a vacuum or forceps are what forms of intervention?

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These interventions help with vaginal birth but can have a brain damaging risk.

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Postpartum Depression

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This is deep sadness that occurs after the birth of a child, affects 1in 7 mothers

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This is real, psychotherapy is used to treat this and in some severe cases; medication.