Postpartum Complications — Flashcards

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

Answer: uterine tonus

Flashcard 2: Symptoms of Sheehan syndrome include poor _____, loss of pubic hair, and fatigue

Answer: lactation

Flashcard 3: The main causes of post-partum hemorrhage may be remembered with the "4 T's": 1. _____2. Trauma (lacerations, incisions, uterine rupture)3. Thrombin (coagulopathy) 4. Tissue (retained products of conception)

Answer: uterine aTony (most common)

Flashcard 4: The most common site of puerperal infection is the _____ in vaginal delivery and uterine incision in a cesarean section.

Answer: placental site

Flashcard 5: 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 6: The most common cause of puerperal sepsis is _____

Answer: anaerobic streptococcus

Flashcard 7: 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 8: colostrum is breast milk during _____

Answer: first 3 days 

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Flashcard 9: Rooming-in is the practice of keeping the mother and her newborn together _____ after delivery.

Answer: 24 hours a day

Flashcard 10: breastfeeding should be started within _____ hours of a C-section delivery

Answer: 4

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