UNCOMPLICATED CHILDBIRTH PROTOCOLS

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF DELIVERY

NEED TO GO TO BATHROOM

CONTRACTIONS 2-5 MINUTES

CONTRACTIONS LONGER THAN 1 MINUTE

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IF THERE IS CROWNING AND THE AMNIOTIC SAC IS INTACT

PINCH SAC AND RUPTURE THE MEMBRANE

WHAT IS CROWNING

THE BABY’S HEAD BECOMES VISIBLE AT THE VAGINAL OPENING

AS THE BABY’S HED COMES OUT WHAT DO WE CHECK FOR AND DO

CHECK FOR THE UMBILICAL CORD WRAPPED AROUND THE BABY’S NECK

UNWIND THE CORD IF WRAPPED

WHAT ELSE OTHER THAN THE CORD BEING WRAPPED AROUND THE NECK DO WE CHECK FOR ONCE THE BABY’S HEAD IS OUT

WIPE THE MOUTH AND NOSE WITH A CLEAN TOWEL

IF WE NEED TO SUCTION HOW DO WE SUCTION THE NEONATE

BULB SYRINGE

FIRST MOUTH

THEN THE NOSE

BEFORE CUTTING THE CORD WHAT MUST WE BE SURE OF

THE CORD SHOULD STOP PULSATING

WHAT DISTANCE DO WE CUT THE UMBILICAL CORD

6 INCHES FROM THE BABY THEN ANOTHER 2 INCHES PROXIMAL TO THE FIRST CLAMP

CUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLAMPS

HOW LONG SHOULD IT BE UNTIL WE CUT THE UMBILICAL CORD

ABOUT A MINUTE

HWO LONG IT SHOULD TAKE FOR THE PLACENTAE TO DELIVER

ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES

SHOULD WE DELAY TRANSPORT FOR PLACENTAE DELIVERY

NO DO NOT DELAY TRANSPORT FOR PLACENTAE DELIVERY

WHAT CAN WE CONSIDER DOING IF THE NEONATE DOES NOT REQUIRE INTERVENTION

SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT WRAPPED IN WARM BLANKET

WHAT TEMPERATURE SHOULD THE ENTIRE AMBULANCE BE

AS HOT AS POSSIBLE LIKE RAISE THE TEMPERATURE ON THE THERMOSTATE

HOW SHOULD THE BABY BE CARED FOR ENVIORNEMNTALLY

COMLETELY DRIED AND WRAPPED IN A WARM BLANKET