The newly born infant is term gestation, the amniotic fluid is clear and no anomalies are noted. However variable decelerations were present in second stage and a nuchal cord x 2 was observed and reduced at birth. The infant heart rate is 80 and she is not breathing at birth. Positive pressure ventilation (PPV) is initiated within seconds, but response is slow as the heart rate climbs above 100. What other equipment is required as this infant slowly responds to PPV.

Intrapartum counseling on labor after cesarean (LAC) would include all of the following except:

Match the following common newborn conditions with their definitions.

A primiparous mother, at 2-days-postpartum, reports to you that her baby is sleepy at the breast and breast feeds every 4-5 hours for 5-7 minutes. You note the baby has lost 10% of his birth weight and he has a serum bilirubin of 10 with visible jaundice.What is your first priority in managing the care of this newborn?

The ACNM position statement on PROM recommends that women are offered choices of expectant management and induction of labor in all of the following EXCEPT:

Episiotomy is considered to be one of the possible steps in the management of shoulder dystocia because it allows for:

Why is it no longer recommended to suction for light meconium stained fluid?

When utilizing intermittent auscultation to monitor the fetal heart rate (FHR) in labor, it is not posible to determine which of the following?

You are attending to a woman in labor who requires augmentation but declines Pitocin. Vaginal exam reveals her to be 5cm/90% effaced/-2 station, intact bag of waters. Which of the following options would be an appropriate intervention?

Full-term infants who are breastfeeding have iron stores sufficient for approximately ___ months before supplementation is needed.