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A G2P1 delivered via SVD 34 minutes ago with epidural anesthesia. She is holding her infant, and has the baby to breast. She had a small laceration that did not require a repair. You have been expectantly waiting for her placenta. You have seen no signs that separation has occurred.  Her Brandt Andrew’s maneuver indicates the placenta is still attached. You decide:  

The physiologic fall in newborn blood sugar occurs at approximately ____

Your patient delivered via SVD 10 days ago. She calls to say both of her  breasts are tender, and that she feels overly full and is leaking a lot again. You ask many questions. You are extremely concerned with the following response: 

In addition to uterine contractions, which of the following mechanisms is responsible for placental separation?

Your active labor patient on pitocin is 5 cm dilated, She was found to have  an AFI of 32 on her last US during ANFT.  She ruptures her membranes spontaneously. There is a fetal heart tone deceleration following the SROM to ~80 BPM. Which intervention is most pressing?

In managing an immediate  PPH with severe bleeding,  the midwife knows:

The most common musculoskeletal abnormality in the neonate is:

Raynaud’s  Phenomenon:

A postpartum cultural assessment is necessary when caring for all women and families

The fetal blood glucose levels are approximately 60% to 70% of the maternal levels