Maternal-Fetal Complications

Chapter 25 Maternal-Fetal Complications




1. A 35-year-old G1P0 woman has class A2 gestational diabetes that has been well controlled with glyburide. She develops preeclampsia and delivers at 37 weeks’ gestation. In preparing to care for this infant of a diabetic mother, the nurse should anticipate which of the following in the newborn?






2. A pregnant woman at term has a history of seizures and has been treated throughout her pregnancy with phenobarbital with good results. Neonatal care providers should anticipate which of the following infant responses at birth?






3. A woman who developed severe hypothyroidism in early pregnancy that was untreated until late in the second trimester delivers a full-term infant. Which of the following neonatal outcomes should the nurse anticipate?






Questions 4 and 5 refer to the following scenario: A pregnant woman with heart disease has been found to have a significant decrease in cardiac output during the late second trimester. Prenatal history includes the use of warfarin sodium (Coumadin) during the first 5 months of pregnancy. The woman is now at 38 weeks’ gestation.


4. The nurse should anticipate that this woman’s infant is at greatest risk for:






5. A history of warfarin sodium use early in pregnancy is particularly worrisome for the development of which of the following in the infant?




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