Maternal factors that increase the risk of abnormal fetal transition include: 

Functions of the placenta include:

The human brain develops from:

Ms. J . is in labor with her first child. She has had an uneventful pregnancy with normal weight gain, BP’s and fetal growth. She took childbirth classes and wants an un-medicated birth. At 36 weeks she had a routine GBBS test which was negative but was found during that exam to have a bacterial vaginosis. It is now 6 hours into a slowly progressive labor. Ms. J has had an epidural and foley in place for 4 hours as she was struggling with coping with her pain after her water broke 5 hours ago. Her vital signs were: BP 124/86, P 98, R 22, T 100.9.  FHR baseline 170 with decreased variability. Possible diagnosis for Ms. J would include all the following EXCEPT:

Elective induction of labor is controversial, and should be discussed in terms of benefit versus risk and then fully documented (with informed consent) each time it is performed

Transient tachypnea of the newborn develops more often in infants who were born:

The transitional period of the newborn includes the following three stages: 

A key piece of the discussion the midwife has with a patient regarding trial of labor after cesarean includes:

The ductus venous is a shunt that allows ____________

You admit a 37 wk multipara with no prenatal care in active labor. She is 4cm/60%/-1 station, vertex presentation. She reports she had a gush of fluid 20 hours ago prior and has been leaking clear fluid since. She is afebrile and a sterile speculum exam confirms ROM. Which statement is correct about this patient?