Maternity Chapter 26 question n answers graded A+ 2024/2025

Maternity Chapter 26 Dysmature - correct answer -before term or post term -underweight or overweight Gestational age - correct answer # of weeks remained in utero 8 Priority needs in the first few days of a newborns life: - correct answer 1. initiation/maintenance of RR 2. establishment of extrauterine circulation 3. control of body temp 4. intake of nourishment 5. waste elimination 6. prevention of infection 7. infant-parent relationship 8. developmental care What causes most deaths that occur within the first 48 hours after birth? - correct answer inability to establish or maintain adequate respiration What can cause asphyxia in utero? - correct answer -cord compression -maternal anesthesia -placenta Previa -preterm separation of placenta -acidosis If breathing is ineffective in the neonate, what can occur? - correct answer circulatory shunts (ductus arteriosus) can fail to close Factors predisposing infants to respiratory difficulty in the first few days of life are: - correct answer -low birth weight -maternal DM -PROM -maternal drug use -meconium staining -irregularities in fetal heart monitoring -cord prolapse -low APGAR -postmaturity -SGA -breach -multiple birth -chest/heart/resp tract anomalies Why might an infant who is struggling to breath become hypoglycemic? - correct answer uses up the available serum glucose Process of resusitation: - correct answer A-airway B-expand lungs C-ventilation If respiratory depression becomes severe, what will happen and what should be done? - correct answer -heart will fail -cardiac massage What should be done if a newborn doesn't draw in a first breath spontaneously? - correct answer -suction mouth and nose -rub back