Maternal-Newborn Nursing

Study Guide

Focus on normal vs abnormal findings during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Know the nursing priorities for each stage.

Antepartum

• first-prenatal-visit — Assessments, nutrition, fetal monitoring
• conditions-limited-to-pregnancy — Screening, management
• preeclampsia — Assessment, magnesium sulfate
• conditions-limited-to-pregnancy — Painless bleeding, management
• conditions-limited-to-pregnancy — Painful bleeding, emergency

Intrapartum

• stages-of-labor — Four stages, nursing interventions
• fhr-and-uc-intervention-framework — FHR patterns, variability
• cesarean-section — Indications, nursing care

Postpartum

• postpartum-hemorrhage — BUBBLE-HE mnemonic
• postpartum-hemorrhage — Causes (4 T’s), interventions
• breasts-and-breast-feeding — Latch, positioning, complications

Newborn

• care-of-common-problems-in-the-newborn — APGAR, gestational age
• care-of-common-problems-in-the-newborn — Jaundice, hypoglycemia, RDS