NURS 323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Axilla, Urology, Oligohydramnios
28 Jan 2021
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6 weeks: when most women know they"re pregnant. 20 weeks of first pregnancy: when mom visits the doctor and is referred to an obgyn. 24 weeks: fundus is measured from the pubic bone to the top of the belly, should be the number of weeks pregnant + or - 2 cm. Fundal height: provides information on fetal growth and the amount of amniotic fluid in the sac (e. g. oligohydramnios, polyhydramnios) 42 weeks: the most time a doctor will allow for an overdue baby due to it being too large to pass through the pelvis. Fetal presentation: what part of the baby is presenting in the pelvis (e. g. cephalic, sacral, transverse) Types of breech frank complete footling double footling. Step 2: is the fetal presentation occiput/head (o), mentum/chin (m), scapula (sc) or sacral/breech (s) first. Step 3: is it the fetal spine anterior (a), posterior (p) or transverse. Goal of positioning: anterior, as direct spine to spine can be painful.
