Amniotic fluid

Can a part of normal flora be a killer of the newborns? Grampositive bacterium colonized in 25% of women is THE leading cause of blood infection, pneumonia and meningitis in newborns. GBS can cause babies to be miscarried, stillborn, or become very sick and sometimes even die after birth. Some GBS survivors have permanent handicaps such as blindness, deafness, mental challenges, and/or cerebral palsy. Because of the severity of a GBS infection in the newborn, treatment guidelines have been…

biometry appears symmetric and corresponds with stated EDD. Due to early gestational age detailed fetal anatomy was not assessed but is notable for symmetric choroids, intact ventral wall, visualization of stomach, bladder, and male genitalia. Amniotic fluid volume measures normally by MVP. Twin B: Maternal right, superior, transverse, anterior placenta. fetal biometry appears symmetric and corresponds with stated EDD. Due to early gestational age detailed fetal anatomy was not assessed…

The amniotic fluid volume is low-normal at 8 cm. We discussed this moving forward. Because of the normal growth and Doppler’s, I am reassured and perhaps this is simply low-normal AFI. However, I would recommend that you continue with at least weekly testing. I…

After reading this chapter I had very mixed emotions. Growing up with a religious background and working at Children’s Rehab Center with kids that are diagnosed with mental, physical, and cognitive problems I believe that every human being is considered a person. No matter how small the human being is. The book states that a person is defined as “someone who is capable of psychological and social interaction with others, capable of deciding on a course of action and being held responsible for…

Ashley is a 26yo, G4 P2012, who is currently 35 weeks 3 days as dated by an 8-week ultrasound. She is relatively healthy. She has 2 prior cesarean deliveries and is planning a repeat. She declined any aneuploidy testing. She had a recent scan for growth and there was concern for non-visualization of the cavum septum pellucidum. She was referred for further consultation. Of note, the CSP was called normal at the time of the anatomy scan at 21 weeks. On ultrasound, there is a live fetus in…

In third-degree burns, the skin must be removed first and the area is flooded with topical antibiotics. Then the burned area is temporarily covered with a synthetic membrane, animal (pig) skin, cadaver skin, or “living bandage” made from the thin amniotic sac membrane that surrounds a fetus. The temporary covering is removed and replaced by skin harvested from somewhere on the patient’s body or by a synthesis skin graft. In the synthesis skin graft placement, a silicone “epidermis” bound to a…

different methods of screening, including amniocentesis (a procedure where some amniotic fluid is drained for karyotype analysis) and chorionic villus sampling (taking some villi cells in the placenta and analyzing their karyotype), doctors and specialist can detect the possibility of the fetus developing genetic disorders early on. For example, the triple test for Down syndrome, which tests for raised amniotic fluid alpha protein, raised maternal serum chorionic gonadotrophin, and low…

The health care field has been revolutionized by advances in genomics and molecular biology which have provided the necessary tools required to identify the hereditary component, susceptibility, disease process, and pharmacological response of numerous diseases. According to Perry, Hockenberry, Lowdermilk, and Wilson (2010), there is a genetic component associated with almost all human illnesses affecting individuals of all ages, socioeconomic levels, race, ethnicity or religious beliefs.…

In 1954, a british scientist named J. B. Haldane created the phase ¨ectogenesis¨ to describe how human pregnancy would one day give way to artificial womb. Ectogenesis is defined as ¨the development of embryos in artificial conditions outside the uterus.¨ 14 years ago in 2003 a embryo of a mouse almost made it to full term and was reported to be moving around and breathing in an endometrial tissue , but died just a few days later. Endometrial tissue is defined as ¨ the mucous membrane that lines…

carrier. Prenatal testing is available for those suspected of carrying the translocated chromosome by performing an amniocentesis or chronic villus sampling (8). An amniocentesis can be done between weeks 15-20 of pregnancy, cells collected from the amniotic fluid can be analyzed for chromosomal abnormalities. Similar evaluation of chromosome structure can be done using a tissue sample obtained from the placenta during weeks 10-13 of pregnancy, referred to as chronic villus sampling.…