ATI Maternal Newborn
1. Exercise During Pregnancy
- - Limit strenuous exercise to 20 minutes
- Hot, humid weather and exercise can prompt dehydration and cause the fetus to
develop hyperthermia
- Patient should maintain a scheduled exercise routine at 3 times per week for 30
minutes rather than engage in intermittent activity
2. What kind of exercises should pregnant women avoid?
- - Contact sports like soccer, football, roller derby
3. How should a pregnant patient begin to exercise if she was sedentary before
pregnancy?
- start with low-intensity physical activity and then gradually increase to more than just
walking
4. A pregnant female client had vaginal cutting performed as a child. What might the nurse
want to tell the client regarding vaginal birth?
- Genital cutting is done in some religious and cultural practices. The scarring from this
practice may necessitate a C-section delivery
5. The nurse notices a female client had genital cutting performed as a child. Should the
nurse report the findings?
- No. Genital cutting is illegal in the United States but the nurse cannot report
maltreatment of a competent adult without the client's consent.
6. Can genital cutting increase the risk of spontaneous abortion?
, - - No, but it can make it more difficult to conceive and deliver the child vaginally.
7. Newborn reflex: Rooting
- The cheek is stroked and the newborn will turn the head while making sucking motions
with the mouth. This reflex facilitates feeding.
8. Newborn reflex: Stepping
- When the newborn is held vertically with his feet touching a solid surface, he will make
leg movements that look like walking. This reflex happens until 2 months of age,
disappears, and then reappears around 12 months old
9. Newborn Reflex: Moro/ Startle reflex
- abduction and extension of arms elicited by striking the surface next to a newborn.
This is an expected reflex. Lasts till the child is 3 to 6 months old. Indicates proper
nervous system development. Legs and arms are expected to move symmetrically
10. Infant reflex: Babinski
- Feet are stroked, toes spread and curl. This is an expected reflex.
11. What does id indicate if an infant under 2 does not have a Babinski reflex?
- Neurological issues. A neurological evaluation is warranted.
12. What are the stages of labor?
- Dilation, expulsion, placental stage, recovery stage
13. Latent phase of Labor
1. Exercise During Pregnancy
- - Limit strenuous exercise to 20 minutes
- Hot, humid weather and exercise can prompt dehydration and cause the fetus to
develop hyperthermia
- Patient should maintain a scheduled exercise routine at 3 times per week for 30
minutes rather than engage in intermittent activity
2. What kind of exercises should pregnant women avoid?
- - Contact sports like soccer, football, roller derby
3. How should a pregnant patient begin to exercise if she was sedentary before
pregnancy?
- start with low-intensity physical activity and then gradually increase to more than just
walking
4. A pregnant female client had vaginal cutting performed as a child. What might the nurse
want to tell the client regarding vaginal birth?
- Genital cutting is done in some religious and cultural practices. The scarring from this
practice may necessitate a C-section delivery
5. The nurse notices a female client had genital cutting performed as a child. Should the
nurse report the findings?
- No. Genital cutting is illegal in the United States but the nurse cannot report
maltreatment of a competent adult without the client's consent.
6. Can genital cutting increase the risk of spontaneous abortion?
, - - No, but it can make it more difficult to conceive and deliver the child vaginally.
7. Newborn reflex: Rooting
- The cheek is stroked and the newborn will turn the head while making sucking motions
with the mouth. This reflex facilitates feeding.
8. Newborn reflex: Stepping
- When the newborn is held vertically with his feet touching a solid surface, he will make
leg movements that look like walking. This reflex happens until 2 months of age,
disappears, and then reappears around 12 months old
9. Newborn Reflex: Moro/ Startle reflex
- abduction and extension of arms elicited by striking the surface next to a newborn.
This is an expected reflex. Lasts till the child is 3 to 6 months old. Indicates proper
nervous system development. Legs and arms are expected to move symmetrically
10. Infant reflex: Babinski
- Feet are stroked, toes spread and curl. This is an expected reflex.
11. What does id indicate if an infant under 2 does not have a Babinski reflex?
- Neurological issues. A neurological evaluation is warranted.
12. What are the stages of labor?
- Dilation, expulsion, placental stage, recovery stage
13. Latent phase of Labor
