assessing preg women

what do you use to assess a preg women?
- Danger
- reponse
- cat haem
- airway
- c spine
- breathing
- circulation
- disability
- expose/ environment
- fundus
- go go go
for cat haem, what are you looking out for?
- blood on floor
- are womens clothes blood soaked
- evidence of a number of blood soaked pads
- bleeding more than a drinks coaster size stain or saturated sanitary pad= red flag
when assessing airways, what do you need to be aware of? and how do you deal with it?
- aotrocaval compression (beyond 1st trimester)
- manual uterine displacement (MUD)
what is a the vaginal opening?

introitus
what temp should the room be when a birth is taking place?

25-26 degrees
what is a baby's first poo called?

meconium
what questions should you get from obstetric notes?
- name, age, DOB of mother
- hos reg No
- name lead clinician
- Hx of this preg
- est date of delivery
- previous obstetric Hx
what questions should you ask about current preg?
- when was the women's last menstrual period
- any problems with this pregnancy
- number of babies expected
- what is her care plan
- any concerns with the baby
questions to ask about previous pregnancy
- how many previous pregnancies
- how many previous deliveries
- how did the women deliver in the past
- where there any complications
the height of the fundus at the level of the umbilicus equates to?

gestation of approx 20-22 weeks

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assessing preg women

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2019-05-09T17:57:21Z

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