Color of Amniotic fluid
Fetal Lie
Is the relationship between the long axis of the fetus to the long axis of the mother.
Lightning in pregnancy
“The baby has dropped”
Newborn Jaundice
Cancer Breast Awareness Month
Involution of the Uterus
The pelvis “a basin-like cavity”
The pelvis protects the reproductive organs, and is the bony passage through which the baby must pass in order to be born.
Bringing the baby down
Jean Sutton and the Rhombus of Michaelis
A kite-shaped area of the lower back which plays a key role in physiological birth.
Continue reading “Bringing the baby down”Penis care or Circumcision
The foreskin in newborns is rarely able to be retracted.
By age 3: the foreskin can be retracted on 80 to 90%.
The Apgar Score with printable sheet
Developed during the 1950’s by Dr. Virginia Apgar to predict survival of the neonate. In which, transition to extrauterine life and the need for resuscitation is evaluated .
