Safe maternity and pediatric nursing care chapter 6 2024

Pregnant women should avoid hot baths because - ANS-hyperthermia has been linked to neural tube defects, which effects the spinal cord, spine or brain. infections known to cause congenital defects - ANS-described with acronym TORCH toxoplasma, others, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes. Others that cause defects are parvovirus, B19, varicella-zoster virus (VZV), measles, and HIV toxoplasmosis - ANS-acquired by eating raw meat or through exposure to cat feces. symptoms are vague and include body aches, headache, fatigue, and sore throat. Chorioretinitis - ANS-caused by the mother being exposed to toxoplasmosis. infected infants develop chorioretinitis, which is inflammation of choroid, and retina, can lead to blindness, obstructive hydrocephalus, MR, seizures, motor delays and development delays. Cytomeglovirus (CMV) - ANS-a herpes virus that is acquired through intimate contact with saliva, urine, and other body fluids. It can be acquired through sexual contact, organ transplant, transmission through placenta, and breast milk. Cytomeglovirus (CMV) effect on infant - ANS-can cause intrauterine growth retardation, hearing loss, vision loss, microencephaly, hydrocephalus and delayed motor development Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) - ANS-greatest risk to fetus if the mother becomes initially infected with HSV during the third trimester. Neonate herpes infection occurs more frequently in babies from mothers who acquire HSV during the pregnancy. Most neonatal infections result from exposure to genital HSV during delivery. Newborn with herpes s