Nm717 intrapartum Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NM717 Module 5 Newborn Midwifery Care of the Newborn Kelsey review guide Immediate extrauterine newborn transition Answer —immediate transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life Immediate extrauterine newborn transition depends on changes in four major areas: Answer —respiration, —circulation, —thermoregulation, and —glucose regulation Biochemical Factors in initiation of respiration Answer —relative hypoxia at the end of labor Physical stimuli Factors in initi...

Presentation is determined by first portion of the fetus to enter the ______. Answer Pelvis What are possible presentations? Answer (1) cephalic (2) breech (3) shoulder Flexion of the fetal head results in presentation of what? Answer Smallest diameter The degree of flexion or extension? Answer Attitude Untwisting of the neck after the birth of the head? Answer Restitution An inlet with a short anteroposterior diameter and a wide transverse diameter is characteristic of which pelv...

NM717 intrapartum questions with correct answers Presentation is determined by first portion of the fetus to enter the ______. Answer Pelvis What are possible presentations? Answer (1) cephalic (2) breech (3) shoulder Flexion of the fetal head results in presentation of what? Answer Smallest diameter The degree of flexion or extension? Answer Attitude Untwisting of the neck after the birth of the head? Answer Restitution An inlet with a short anteroposterior diameter and a wide t...