AGA male born at 39.5 weeks to a 19 year old G1 P1 via SVD, his Apgar scale was 7/9. Mom had a complicated labor with a temperature of 100.7. The mother had a prolonged labor which led to chorioamnionitis. This condition is caused by a bacterial infection that results from bacteria ascending into the uterus. As a result, it can contaminate the amnion the chorion and the amniotic fluid. A CBC count was order for the baby in order to discard any bacterial infection from the chorioamnionitis that affected the mother. At the same time, the delivery was complicated even more for a nuchal cord.
This baby boy was born on 03/01/16 and after 2 days in the hospital it was ready to go home with his parents. The nurse did the last blood glucose test to make sure the baby was not hypoglycemic. The test result showed that the baby had very low blood glucose (34 L). Upon evaluation the baby needed to stay longer at the hospital to control his blood glucose levels. Simultaneously, the newborn presented jaundice with a bilirubin of (12.7). …show more content…
A complete assessment was performed on the baby. Baby skin color was very jaundice. Baby was awake but it looked a little bit sleepy. The anterior and posterior fontanels were flat with overriding sutures. He did not present any birth injury only a Mongolian spot on his bottom. His palmar and Moro reflex were present and symmetric. He had a good sucking and rooting reflex. Baby had intermittent tachypnea of 68 breasts per minute. HR was 148, BP 69/45, T 97.7, and O2 97%. Lung sounds were clear at auscultation. His stomach was rounded with an umbilical cord dry. His testes were descended and the anus was patent. The Babinski reflex was positive he was able to fan his