DAY 1-7 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
What is normal maternal BP in the first 12 hours?
>85/60 and <140/90
What is normal maternal pulse during the 1st 12 hours?
65-80 abnormal >100
What is considered normal blood loss?
500 or less
How is blood loss calculated?
1gm=500ml
3%=500ml
What is normal maternal respiratory rate during the 1st 12 hours?
12-18 at rest
What is normal maternal temperature in the 1st 12 hours?
<100.4/38
Where is the fundus during the 1st hour after birth?
At or below the umbilicus
What accounts for the cardiovascular changes in the 1st 12 hours?
, Blood loss
Auto-transfusion
Mobilization of fluid
What is autotransfusion?
The return of blood volume that results from the removal of the low pressure fetal-
placental unit.
What is meant by mobilization of fluid?
Rapid return of maternal extracellular fluid that goes back into the maternal
intravascular space.
What two ways does the body protect itself from PPH?
Chemical Hemostasis which is the hyper-coagulable state of pregnancy and mechanical
hemostasis which is the muscular contraction of the uterus that ligates the uterine
arteries.
What actions encourage uterine contraction?
Uterine massage and regular emptying of the bladder
What are the warning signs of uterine atony?
Difficulty locating the fundus
Soft boggy fundus
Fungal massage firms then loses tone
Fundus is located above umbilicus
Excessive lochia
Excessive clots expelled (golf ball)
Constant steady trickle