5-3-2-1-Nearly None “Living Healthy – it’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle!” Kids born today are the first generation in more than a hundred years not expected to live longer than their parents. The causes for this are many, but most of them boil down to healthy lifestyle choices, which means we [...]
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orientation-cases2 For orientation, we want to review normal labor and delivery with you as well as some common obstetrical emergencies, just to remind you of what you already knowand will review several cases with you to facilitate this. Sarah Teaching notes Some useful videos of normal childbirth: Animation of the cardinal movements http://www.videosift.com/video/Normal-Vaginal-Birth-3D-animation A gently [...]
34 yo G4P3 at 39 6/7 weeks, pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes, controlled with glyburide. EFW 9 lbs. Presents in active labor, progresses well to complete at 2230. Pushes x 45 minutes: Any special preparation you want before delivery? * At delivery, head comes out to eyebrows and then perineum has to be “milked” down [...]
Melissa is a 27 yo G2P1 at 40 1/2 weeks who presents at 4 am in active labor, 5 cm dilated, 80% effaced, -1 station, leaking clear fluid. GBS neg. 120/62, P84, Afeb 4 am fhr At 7:30 am she remains unchanged, but too painful to go home. 7:30 am fhr Options? At 10 am, you get [...]
Sarah is a 20 yo G1 P0 at 38 weeks with an uncomplicated pregnancy who presents at midnight with uterine contractions x 6 hours, no leaking fluid, uc’s now q5 minutes. Cervix is FT, 30% effaced, -2 sta fhr Management? 11 am, she is 4 cm, 90% effaced, -1, 120/70, Afeb 11 am [...]
7 lb 4 ounces, Apgars 8 at one minute, 9 at 5 minutes
Having your pregnancy end in a miscarriage can be very sad. If you do have a miscarriage, it is unlikely that you did anything to cause it. There is a good chance that you will be able to have a baby the next time you try. What is a miscarriage? A miscarriage is the loss [...]
Use of plastics in cooking and food storage can carry health risks, especially when hormone-disrupting chemicals from some plastics leach into foods and beverages. Many petroleum-based chemicals go into the manufacture of plastics. Some can leach into food and drinks and possibly impact human health. Leaching increases when plastic comes in contact with oily or [...]
The normal length of a pregnancy is 37-42 weeks. Five to ten percent of pregnancies spontaneously continue beyond 42 weeks, but we know that certain risks increase as we go past the “due date.” These risks include: 1. Stillbirth (1/1300 after 41 weeks, 1/900 after 42 weeks) 2. Increased cesarean deliveries for fetal distress as [...]