Contraception After Delivery — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: WHO guidelines for AMTSL include postpartum abdominal _____ assessment for early identification of uterine atony

Answer: uterine tonus

Flashcard 2: _____ and pelvic floor exercises for 3-6 months is the treatment of choice for prolapse during the postnatal period

Answer: Ring pessary

Flashcard 3: _____ method is used for replacing the uterus in case of uterine inversion.

Answer: O Sullivan's

Flashcard 4: Polyhydramnios is a risk factor for _____ postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

Answer: primary

Flashcard 5: In a patient of cardiac disease, Heparin (unfractionated or LMWH) is restarted _____ hours after vaginal delivery and 24 hours after cesarean section.

Answer: 6

Flashcard 6: If a Rh-negative woman, with ICT negative was given prophylactic anti-D at 28 weeks gestation, she should be given another dose of anti-D _____ hours postpartum depending on the baby's blood group

Answer: 72

Flashcard 7: Treatment for acute (lactational) mastitis is _____ plus antibiotics (e.g. dicloxacillin)

Answer: continued drainage (e.g. feeding)

Flashcard 8: WHO 2017 Global Recommendation, the latest addition to the treatment of PPH: _____

Answer: Tranexamic acid

Extra: The WHO updated its recommendations in 2017 to include the early use of intravenous **Tranexamic Acid (TXA)** for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) following the results of the **WOMAN trial**. It should be administered as soon as possible after onset of PPH and within 3 hours of birth.

Flashcard 9: colostrum is breast milk during _____

Answer: first 3 days 

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Flashcard 10: Rooming-in is the practice of keeping the mother and her newborn together _____ after delivery.

Answer: 24 hours a day