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Case Study 10: Late Declerations

Return to Unit 5 Assignment 1

Goals

· To provide a medical scenario that you can utilize to assess doula/non-medical needs.

Medical Terminology

Late Decelerations

Late Decelerations is a type of heart pattern seen in a fetus during labor when oxygen supply may not be adequate. It involves the heart rate decreasing after a contraction. It may require further monitoring.

Signs of preeclampsia: high blood pressure, liver pain, protein in the urine, headaches, edema

Cervical ripening agents: medications used to ripen the cervix

Maintenance dose: the amount of dose given of a medication that keeps it in the system.

Uteroplacental profusion: the amount of perfusion between the uterus and the placenta

Lactic acid: made by the muscles in the absence of enough oxygen

Metabolic acidosis: occurs when the body produces too much acid or the kidneys aren’t working right.

 

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