Labor Evaluation
Labor Evaluation Elisabeth D. Howard 18 The process of childbirth at term is normally initiated by regular uterine contractions, spontaneous rupture of membranes, or both (Cunningham, Leveno, & Bloom, 2014)….
Critical Postpartum Medical Complications
Critical Postpartum Medical Complications Courtney Clark Bilodeau and Srilakshmi Mitta 32 The postpartum woman who presents to triage can be a clinical challenge. Common postpartum complaints can result from benign…
Secondary Postpartum Hemorrhage and Endometritis
Secondary Postpartum Hemorrhage and Endometritis Rachel Shepherd and Martha Pizzarello 30 In the postpartum period, secondary postpartum hemorrhage (SPPH) and endometritis are two conditions that frequently present to an obstetric…
Fetal Evaluation and Clinical Applications
III: MANAGEMENT OF OBSTETRIC CONDITIONS (GREATER THAN VIABILITY) Fetal Evaluation and Clinical Applications Edie McConaughey 12 Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring (EFM) technologies and ultrasound are the primary surveillance…
Postpartum Preeclampsia Complications
V: MANAGEMENT OF POSTPARTUM COMPLICATIONS COMMONLY SEEN IN OBSTETRIC TRIAGE Postpartum Preeclampsia Complications Mollie A. McDonnold 28 Hypertensive disorders are one of the most common causes of presentation for…
Severe Medical Complications in Pregnancy
Severe Medical Complications in Pregnancy Lucia Larson and Karen Rosene-Montella 19 Pregnant women with potentially serious medical illnesses are a challenge to the clinician. Women can develop new medical illnesses…
Trauma in Pregnancy
Trauma in Pregnancy Roxanne Vrees 16 Trauma is estimated to complicate 1 in 12 pregnancies and is the leading cause of nonobstetric maternal death in the United States (Mendez-Figueroa, Dahlke,…
Preterm Labor
Preterm Labor Linda A. Hunter 14 Defined as a delivery that occurs prior to 37 weeks gestation, preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal mortality and long-term infant morbidity…
Substance Use and Other Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy
Substance Use and Other Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy Catherine R. Friedman 26 Pregnancy is a unique time of change in an individual’s family, social, medical, and interpersonal support systems as…
Preeclampsia With Severe Features, Eclampsia, and Hypertensive Issues
Preeclampsia With Severe Features, Eclampsia, and Hypertensive Issues Agatha S. Critchfield and Asha J. Heard 17 Acute hypertension in pregnancy is a severe obstetric complication that requires immediate evaluation and…
