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Safe Passage: Navigating the Journey of Labor and Delivery with Confidence 🌟 Day 4 ➡ Ensuring Safe Deliveries: Understanding External Fetal Monitoring 🤰✨ External fetal monitoring (EFM) is a vital tool in modern obstetrics, helping healthcare providers closely monitor the fetus’ well-being during labor. EFM provides crucial information that can guide timely interventions by tracking the fetus’ heart rate and the mother's contractions, ensuring the safest possible delivery outcomes. 🔍 Why External Fetal Monitoring Matters: 1️⃣ Continuous Insight: EFM allows for real-time monitoring of the baby's heart rate and the frequency and duration of contractions. 2️⃣ Detecting Distress: Early detection of potential issues, such as fetal distress, can lead to prompt medical responses. 3️⃣Informed Decisions: With accurate and continuous data, healthcare teams can make better-informed decisions, enhancing the safety of both mother and baby. 🔍 How It Works: 💡 Two sensors are placed on the laboring person's abdomen—one measures the fetal heart rate, and the other tracks the contractions. ✅ The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) has established comprehensive guidelines to ensure EFM's effective and safe use. Key recommendations include: 👣 Baseline Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Regular assessment of the baseline fetal heart rate to identify any deviations that might indicate distress. 👣 Frequency of Monitoring: Continuous or intermittent monitoring depending on the risk factors and labor progress. 👣 Interpretation of Patterns: Systematic evaluation of fetal heart rate patterns and uterine activity to detect abnormalities early. 👣 Response Protocols: Clear protocols for responding to concerning fetal heart rate patterns, including repositioning the mother, providing oxygen, and preparing for potential emergency interventions. 🌟 By melding evidence-based practices with a steadfast commitment to excellence in obstetric care, I offer invaluable expertise to manage your cases adeptly 💪🌟   💬👶 Let's connect! #Obstetrics #MaternalHealth #Childbirth #SafeDelivery #EvidenceBasedCare #alohalegalnurse

High-risk and critically ill pregnant people are encountered at every level of care including the emergency department, intensive care, and medical/surgical units. AWHONN’s new and updated Critical Care Obstetrics Education online education offers essential best practices and up-to-date strategies that empower you to serve the moms and babies in your care. https://bit.ly/3X9Y3Dz

Understanding your patient's medication history - it's a crucial piece of the puzzle! In this video, I'm sharing comprehensive questions to ensure you gather a comprehensive history of your patient's medication history. Struggling to gather all the info during your obstetrical history taking? Don't worry! Grab my FREE 13-page Obstetrics History Taking template from the link in the comments! Let's make sure no stone is left unturned in your patient assessments!  . . . #clinicalskills #clinicalnursing #clinicalpracticum #clinicalpractice #nursepractitionerjourney #nursepractitionerstudents #neurosurgerynp #nursepractitioner #nursepractitioners #nursepractitionerstudent #npstudentlife #familynursepractitioners #newgradnp #nursepractitionerschool #nursecanada #studentnurse #canadanurse #empoweringnurses #nursingeducation

High-risk and critically ill pregnant people are encountered at every level of care including the emergency department, intensive care, and medical/surgical units. AWHONN’s new and updated Critical Care Obstetrics Education online education offers essential best practices and up-to-date strategies that empower you to serve the moms and babies in your care. https://bit.ly/3X9Y3Dz

High-risk and critically ill pregnant people are encountered at every level of care including the emergency department, intensive care, and medical/surgical units. AWHONN’s new and updated Critical Care Obstetrics Education online education offers essential best practices and up-to-date strategies that empower you to serve the moms and babies in your care. https://bit.ly/3X9Y3Dz

PEDIFLOW Master Class in Paediatric Hemodynamic Management was held on June 9, 2024, at Amrita Hospital, Kochi. Focused on hemodynamic instability in children, it trained paediatricians in non-invasive methods like ultrasound and cardiac output monitoring. Aimed to improve clinical outcomes. #PEDIFLOW #PediatricCare #HemodynamicManagement #MedicalTraining #Pediatricians #HealthcareEducation #NonInvasiveTechniques #AmritaHospitalKochi #PaediatricMedicine

Numbers don't lie! First, Lorraine M. Garcia, MA, PhD, WHNP-BC, CNM, thank you for this great piece! As a #midwife myself, having more of a decade of experience in clinical care, I have long advocated for the vital role of midwifery care. Midwives play an essential part in ensuring consistent, accurate follow-up before, during, and after birth. The results speak for themselves: fewer interventions and better outcomes. Midwifery-led care is not only safer but also more cost-effective. When midwives lead the care, the need for costly interventions is reduced, leading to significant savings for #healthcare #systems, #insurers, and ultimately, parents. Strengthening the midwifery workforce isn’t just a matter of better care—it’s a smarter economic choice. It's time for change! Midwives should be the primary caregivers in normal, natural pregnancies and births. But for this to happen, we need alignment between governments, insurers, and professional bodies like midwifery councils worldwide to strengthen the midwifery workforce. Let's spark a global conversation! International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), let's lead the way forward. World Health Organization Africa CDC Lorraine Muluka Lucy Muthoni Mieke Embo Hanne De Meulenaere Marleen Temmerman Joanne Aubrey Dr Amit N. Thakker Dr. Mary Moussa Emily Maclean Emily Deed

I am very excited to announced that I have completed a course on Emergency obstetrics and Newborn care.. Every mother and newborn deserves the best care, especially in emergencies. Let's raise awareness and support for emergency obstetrics and newborn care. #SafeMotherhood #NewbornCare #HealthcareHeroes"

https://lnkd.in/gSjwAdhC Biologically aware lighting isn't just about enhancing NICU care; it's about setting a new standard in healthcare environments. Insights from papers such as this could revolutionize lighting protocols in various healthcare settings, potentially improving patient outcomes across the board through better, more biologically attuned lighting solutions. This research marks a significant step forward in how we think about and implement care environments for our most vulnerable patients, blending technology, research, and compassionate care to create healthier, more soothing spaces. It’s such an exciting time in healthcare innovation, and this lighting system is at the forefront, shining a light (quite literally!) on how small changes can make a big impact for our babies. #photobiomodulation #pbm #nicu #prematureinfants #midwifery #lighttherapy #newborn #ROS #circadianrhythmn

🏆Midwives contribute to better clinical outcomes and birth experiences for in hospital care and out of hospital care. 💢 We don't think as often of the practice patterns of Family Physicians who work in obstetrics. Family practice physicians were 53% less likely to perform a cesarean than Ob/Gyn physicians in this sample of over 13,000 low-risk women who presented in spontaneous labor across eight hospitals. 💢 Individual physicians had cesarean rates from 0% to 53.3% from the 5 years of data for this study sample. 💥Maternity care deserts with no access to childbirth services are an increasing reality across the United States.💥 🦉Article at: https://lnkd.in/gkxCeaGJ