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The infant girl is born limp and blue, heart rate is 99, she makes gasping attempts, and does not respond to wiping and drying. What is her Apgar?

The recent research evidence related to PROM at term would suggest that if a client does not have a preference, decreased occurrence of infection and client satisfaction are improved with:

A newly born infant has Apgars of 4 at 1 min. and 8 at 5 min. At birth, an umbilical cord pH of 7.28 and a base excess of -3.6 mEq/L indicates:

Based on the ACNM position statement on male newborn circumcision midwives should recommend:

A 27-year-old G3 P1011 at 40 wks gestation presents in labor for evaluation. The fetal heart rate baseline is 145, moderate variability, early decelerations are present, and 3 contractions per 10 minutes in a 20 minute tracing. What information is missing to determine a fetal heart rate category?

B.D. is a 29-year-old G3P2002 with a history of two previous normal pregnancies and births, with newborns weighing 7 ½ lb and 8 lbs. After a 10 hour first stage and a 25 minute second stage, she delivers her placenta after 10 minutes. A minute later you observe bright red, brisk bleeding from the vagina. What is your first action?

List at least 4 NON-pharmacologic possible methods of labor induction.

Cold stress can lead to increased metabolism and _____________ in the newborn.

A woman who is a G2P1001 at 40 weeks 3 days comes to the birth unit 20 hours after SROM. GBS neg; Bishop score is 6. She is planning a labor after cesarean (LAC) after her first cesarean for a breech presentation. What is your best recommendation? Select from one of the options below.

During labor, what is the most common sign/symptom associated with uterine rupture?