Apgar score is the newborn assessment score. As soon as your baby is born, the midwife will calculate an apgar score of your baby 2 times. At 1st minute and 5th minute. Depend on your baby situation, an additional 10th-minute score might be needed. The 1st-minute score assesses the intrauterine condition. It tells you how […]
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Neonatal resuscitation is an emergency procedure to help your baby breathe by itself. It ranges between gentile stimulation and clearing the airway by suctioning to chest compression and drug administration. Luckily, 90% of babies don’t need resuscitation to adjust to the environment. And only 0.06% require epinephrine administration. As soon as you give birth the
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Ectopic pregnancy (Extrauterine pregnancy) is the implantation of a fertilized ovum outside the normal site of the endometrial lining of the uterus. How Common is Ectopic pregnancy? 2% of pregnancy is ectopic (outside uterus lining). And it results in 10% of pregnancy-related death. Classification of Ectopic Pregnancy There are 2 types. These are Nontubal –
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Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is losing blood (more than expected) after the delivery of the baby.It can be early (primary) or late (secondary). What is Early Postpartum Hemorrhage (Early PPH)? Blood loss of more than 500 ml for vaginal delivery and more than 1000 ml for C/s delivery within the 1st 24 hours. Or hematocrit decreased
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Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the development of hypertension in pregnancy with proteinuria (protein in urine) after the 20th week in previously normotensive and proteinuric women. Hypertension in pregnancy is defined as blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg measure 2 times with at least a 6 hr interval within 7 days.
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Hypertension in pregnancy is defined as BP > or = 140/90 mmHg measure 2 times with at least a 6 hr interval Within 7 days. Or > or = 160/110 mmHg measured even 1 time. How Do We Measure BP? Proper BP measurement includes these things. Void full bladder – to avoid sympathetic reflex Not
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Cesarean section is the delivery of a viable fetus through an abdominal incision and uterine incision. according to WHO it accounts for 10-15% of all deliveries. It is the most common operative delivery in the world. it significantly increases globally due to increasing surgical safety, the introduction of electronic fetal monitoring, lack of skills for
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Diabetes Mellitus is an endocrine disorder where your body can’t produce insulin or/and is sensitive to your body. Diabetic is the most common endocrine disorder. So if you recently diagnosed with diabetes, these are 5 things about diabetics you should know. Science about diabetes What to eat and what not to eat? wp_sidebar_middle_2 – sidebar_middle
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