Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Complications of IUGR and pathogenesis: _____: due to hypoxia, acidosis, infection, or lethal anomaly

Answer: Intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD)

Flashcard 2: Perinatal period lasts from _____ completed weeks of pregnancy to 7 days after birth

Answer: 22

Flashcard 3: new born stabilisation unit(NBSU) is located _____

Answer: adjacent to labor room

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Flashcard 4: ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn has the potential to occur when a Type _____ mother has a Type A or B fetus

Answer: O

Flashcard 5: Doderlein's bacilli are present in newborn females' vagina and then disappear after _____ days

Answer: 10-14

Flashcard 6: _____ evaluates fetal well-being in pregnancy as well as labor.

Answer: Cardiotocography (CTG)

Extra: Cardiotocography (CTG) is used to monitor the fetal heart rate and uterine contractions. It is used in the third trimester (e.g., as a non-stress test) to assess fetal well-being and during labor for continuous or intermittent monitoring. The APGAR score (the previous answer) is used postnatally at 1 and 5 minutes to assess the newborn's transition to extrauterine life and is not used during pregnancy or labor.