a nurse is caring for a child born with a tracheoesophageal fistula. which finding during pregnancy would have caused the nurse to suspect this might be present?

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Having an improper connection between your esophagus and trachea is known as a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). Congenital means that the condition developed while the baby was still in the womb. TEF can also develop as an adult as a result of malignancy, an infection, or trauma. Surgery is used as treatment to seal the fistula.

These signs could be present:

  1. White, bubbly froth in the mouth.
  2. choking or coughing when eating.
  3. Vomiting.
  4. Skin that turns blue (cyanosis), especially when the infant is nursing.
  5. trouble breathing
  6. abdomen is really thick and round.

Hydramnios would have caused the nurse to suspect that a child born with a tracheoesophageal fistula.

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