ABNORMAL LABOR

Course overview

PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES, NURSING PERSONNEL, AND MIDWIVES MUST BE AWARE OF WHAT CONSTITUTES NORMAL VERSUS ABNORMAL LABOR. WITHOUT PROPER SKILLS AND STRATEGIES, APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT CANNOT OCCUR, AND POOR OUTCOMES BECOME LIKELY FOR BIRTHING MOTHERS AND THEIR NEONATES. DISCERNING DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABNORMAL LABOR WILL ALLOW FOR PROPER MANAGEMENT. THIS WILL DECREASE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AND IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. THIS ACTIVITY CHARACTERIZES NORMAL VERSUS ABNORMAL LABOR AND ENCOURAGES THE USAGE OF PROTOCOLS SPECIFIC TO THE FACILITY IN WHICH THE LABOR IS OCCURRING. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL BIRTH TEAM IN PROVIDING OPTIMAL CARE AND COUNSELING TO THE BIRTHING MOTHER AND HER INFANT.