Donna Weeks – High Risk Postpartum Patients: Conquer the Mother-Baby Warning Signs

Outline

Prevent Complications for Postpartum Morbidly Obese Patients

• Can we prevent infection and sepsis? How about DVT and PEs?
• Interpreting critical laboratory results pertinent to this population
• Your patient had bariatric surgery – Implications based on Roux-en-Y vs. gastric banding vs. gastric sleeve
• Caregiver bias – are you at risk?

Strategies to Decrease Opioid Use Following Childbirth

• Managing post-op pain with minimal opioids
• IV acetaminophen and polypharmacy considerations
• Your patient has chronic pain. What are the effects on the baby?
• Detect neonatal withdrawal – Intervening when something is just not right

Postpartum Depression: Early Identification and Help

• Postpartum screening tools to evaluate risk: What is the nurse’s role?
• What are the baby blues? How is it different from postpartum depression?
• How to reduce the risk and prevent PPD from leading to maternal death
• Antidepressant medications – are they safe in pregnancy? What about medications and breastfeeding?
• How does traumatic birth contribute to PPD? How can you reduce the risk?

The Newborn Transition to Extrauterine Life

• Vaginal delivery vs. Cesarean section – does it make a difference?
• Taking the first breath: Why is it so hard?
• Skills for early recognition of TTN
• Must-know tips to interpret cord gasses
• The latest on neonatal resuscitation: Urgent signs you can’t miss!
• Support the newborn transition for the late pre-term: Temperature regulation, glycemic control, breastfeeding concerns
• Solve initial challenges for the breastfeeding mother

Congenital Cardiac Heart Disease

• Critical aspects of the newborn assessment
• Screening for CCHD – how does it work?
• What does pre-ductal and post-ductal really mean?
• Common and less common congenital heart diseases
• What is VACTERL?

POST-BIRTH Warning Signs

• Maternal mortality is increasing. What can YOU do to reduce this statistic?
• Recommended interventions for the 7 common causes of maternal mortality
• What are the best practices to help patients and families recognize life-threatening signs?
• Over half of maternal deaths take place during the year following childbirth. What can you do to save lives?
• Critical patient education topics for the postpartum patient