Search the nursing literature for articles related to the care management of wom

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Search the nursing literature for articles related to the care management of women experiencing labor and birth complications discussed in this chapter. Choose one article and complete a bibliography card that includes the following: 1. Summary of the key points of the article 2. Personal reaction to the ideas presented in the article 3. How the professional nurse can use the ideas in the article to enhance and improve the quality of health care provided to women experiencing complications of labor and birth.

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Complications of Labor and Delivery:

Labor & delivery occur without any problems. Serious problems are relatively rare, and most can be anticipated and treated effectively. However, problems sometimes develop suddenly and unexpectedly.

- Anticipation of complications can be done through regular visits to a doctor or certified nurse midwife which will improve the chances of having a healthy baby and safe delivery.

Problems/complications may involve:

The timing of labor—whether labor occurs earlier or later than normal

Problems in the fetus or newborn

Problems in the mother

A problem with the placenta called placenta accreta

Premature rupture of the membranes (the mother's water breaks too soon)

Postterm pregnancy and postmaturity (a pregnancy continues longer than normal, sometimes causing problems with the baby)

Abnormal position and presentation of the fetus (the fetus is in the wrong position for the safest delivery)

Multiple births (such as twins or triplets)

Amniotic fluid embolism (the fluid that surrounds the fetus in the uterus enters the woman’s bloodstream, sometimes causing a life-threatening reaction in the woman)

Shoulder dystocia (the fetus's shoulder gets caught in the birth canal)

Labor that starts too early (preterm labor) or too late (postterm pregnancy)

Labor that progresses too slowly

Prolapsed umbilical cord (the umbilical cord comes out of the birth canal before the baby) or nuchal cord (the umbilical cord is wrapped around the baby's neck)

A fetus that is too large to pass through the birth canal (pelvis and vagina)—called fetopelvic disproportion

Artificial starting of labor (induction of labor)

Augmentation or slowing down of labor

Forceps or a vacuum extractor (called operative vaginal delivery) to deliver the baby

Cesarean delivery

Excessive uterine bleeding at delivery

A uterus that is turned inside out (inverted uterus)

Uterine rupture

To Improve the quality of health care provided to women experiencing complications of labor and birth:

Professional Nurse would:

In Preterm labor:

In intrapartum labor:

Postpartum care:

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