Precipitous Delivery and Emergent Neonatal Care
Event Details
| Date |
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 |
| Time |
6:00pm - 9:00pm |
| Location |
St. Anthony Regional Hospital Education Center
311 South Clark St
Surgery Center, 4th Floor
Carroll, 51401
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| Contact |
Education
(education@stanthonyhospital.org)
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Program Description This session will provide essential information about managing precipitous labor and birth, including signs of imminent delivery, potential complications, and the EMS or nurse’s role in assisting during a precipitous delivery, along with treatment goals for the mother and infant. Education content for patient and/or family is included.
Learning ObjectivesUpon completion, the participant will be able to:
Maternal Precipitous Labor
- Define precipitous labor
- List signs of imminent delivery
- Identify important triage questions to ask prior to delivery and assessment
- Discuss potential complications of precipitous labor
- Explain how to assist with a precipitous delivery
Neonatal Care in the prehospital setting:
- Recognize normal transitions of a newborn post delivery
- Provide basic newborn care to infant post delivery
- Be able to identify a preterm infant and common characteristics and challenges presented by the preterm infant
- Be able to identify an neonate experiencing difficulties transitioning to extrauterine life and provide appropriate interventions at BLS and ALS levels
- Complete APGAR scoring
- Provide initial resuscitation efforts and interventions to an infant in need of assistance after delivery
Faculty
- Christina Johnson BSN, RNC-NIC, PED-BC, Neonatal Education Specialist, St. Anthony Regional Hospital / NICU, PICU, and Flight Specialist, Unity Point Health
- Sara Knobbe BSN, RN, C-EFM Labor and Delivery, St. Anthony Regional Hospital
- Alison King RN, Labor and Delivery, St. Anthony Regional Hospital
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