NURS 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Multiple Birth, Gestational Age, Birth Weight
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Ob exam #1 postpartum/the newborn/l&d stages of labor: postpartum, vocabulary, antepartum: time between conception and onset of labor, usually used to describe the period of which the woman is pregnant (also, prenatal) Nullipara: a woman who has had no births at more than 20 weeks" gestation. Primipara: a woman who has had one birth at more than 20 weeks" gestation. Stillbirth: infant is born not alive after 20 weeks" gestation. Rr? (2) admission to postpartum unit (3) prior to discharge (4) these are not the only times!!! Increase in number of cells and size is normal. If more than three hours without simulation, levels of prolactin drop: stimulates milk secreting cells to produce milk. 3: without stimulation, levels return to pre-pregnancy in 2 weeks. No longer receiving the drug from their mom! Infant is placed in sterile bag immediately (10) We don"t want to stimulate them to cry because we don"t want them to swallow the meconium! (11)
