High Risk Pregnancy

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  1. 2. Premature separation of the placenta before delivery of the baby. PAINFUL bleeding can occur. Placental ___?___.
  2. 6. Infections that can be devastating for the fetus or newborn. Includes toxoplasmosis, HIV, CMV, HSV and others.
  3. 9. Failure of the cervix to remain closed until the fetus is mature enough to survive outside the uterus. Cerclage is the treatment. ___?___ cervix.
  4. 11. This level can be LOW with Down's Syndrome or HIGH with neural tube defects.
  5. 13. Hypertension PLUS another symptom - often proteinuria, visual, or cerebral symptoms (headache, blurry vision).
  6. 17. Common bacteria that can be part of normal vaginal flora. There is a high mortality rate for babies if they contract it. Mom is tested at 35-37 weeks gestation, and she is treated with antibiotics in labor if positive.
  7. 18. Infused IV until 24 hours after delivery to prevent seizures with preeclampsia. ___?___ Sulfate.
  8. 19. Method for evaluating fetal status during the antepartum period based on five variables originating with the fetus: fetal heart rate, breathing movements, body movements, muscle tone, and amniotic fluid volume. ___?___ Profile (BPP).
  9. 20. A woman enters pregnancy with either type 1 or type 2 Diabetes. She does not require a glucose tolerance test. Baby has risk of congenital abnormalities. ___?___ Diabetes.
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  1. 1. Blood pressures equal to or greater than 140/90 mm Hg that begin AFTER 20 weeks gestation without proteinuria. Gestational ___?___.
  2. 3. Loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation (often called miscarriage).
  3. 4. Most widely accepted fetal evaluation for wellbeing and oxygenation. Assessed by monitoring the fetal heart tracing for 20 minutes. ___?____ test. (NST)
  4. 5. Pregnancy where the development of the fetus is outside the uterus, often in the fallopian tube.
  5. 7. Excessive nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Can lead to nutritional deficiencies, electrolyte imbalances, and dehydration.
  6. 8. Antidote for magnesium sulfate toxicity. ____?___ gluconate.
  7. 10. Tonic-clonic convulsions in a pregnant woman with preeclampsia.
  8. 12. Used to prevent an immune response to Rh positive blood in moms with an Rh negative blood type. Given at 28 weeks gestation and again within 72 hours after delivery if the baby is indeed Rh positive. Also given with spontaneous abortion and trauma.
  9. 14. Blood pressures that are equal to or greater than 140/90 mm Hg, which exists PRIOR to pregnancy or occurs before the 20th week of pregnancy. ___?___ Hypertension.
  10. 15. A technique of prenatal diagnosis in which amniotic fluid, obtained by aspiration from a needle inserted into the uterus, is analyzed to detect certain genetic and congenital defects in the fetus in early pregnancy or to evaluate fetal lung maturity later in pregnancy. Risk of miscarriage or preterm labor.
  11. 16. Glucose intolerance that develops during pregnancy. Insulin resistance increases as pregnancy progresses. Screening at 24-28 weeks with a glucose tolerance test. Baby does NOT have risk of congenital abnormalities. ___?____ Diabetes.
  12. 20. Placental attachment in the lower uterus partially or completely covering the internal os of the cervix. PAINLESS bleeding occurs. Placenta ___?___.