Labor Complications — Flashcards

HSV lesions during labor = _____ No lesions during labor = _____

Hint: delivery method

The contraindications of external cephalic version are the contraindications of C section: _____

Hint: 3

External cephalic version can be attempted for breech presentations at ≥ _____ weeks gestation

Maternal complications associated with placental abruption include _____ and hypovolemic shock

What is the most likely diagnosis in a pregnant patient with prior C-section, contractions, painful third trimester bleeding, and contractions that stop with the onset of bleeding? _____

Maternal fatigue is an indication for vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery _____

Hint: T/F

Retraction of the fetal head into the perineum after delivery (e.g. turtle sign) is suggestive of what obstetric complication? _____

Empty gestational sac without a fetal pole with decreasing hCG levels at < 20 weeks is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Indomethacin is contraindicated at which gestational age? _____

What is the next step in management for a pregnant woman at 38 weeks gestation with chorioamnionitis after administration of antibiotics? Fetal heart tracing reveals tachycardia but is otherwise reassuring. _____