NURS 3334 Lecture 9: Intrapartum Fetal Assessment
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Outside of the baby (mother) that baby cannot control. Something to do with the baby (kidney or heart problem) Little ones are trying to regulate themselves. Keeping themselves oxygenated and having good time in labor. Could have to do with anemia, htn, or maternal supine htn (don"t lay on back, want them over to side), could be decrease bv through vasoconstriction, if they"ve been bleeding, anything affecting mom will affect baby in utero. Tone of uterus is too much, every time uterus squeezes it affects placenta and constricts. Too many contractions or contractions too strong. Placenta will start to age and will get old (after 40 weeks), starts to have calcifications on it (grade. Cord around neck causes compression and low fhr. Parasympathetic: stimulation of vagus nerve= decreased fhr. Bowel movement during labor = vagus nerve stimulated. Variability going from 100 to 20 bpm etc. Adrenal glands: fire off fight or flight (parasym and symp)
