Question

your assessment of the newborn reveals that she has a patent airway, is breathing adequately, and has a heart rate of 130 beats/min. her face and trunk are pink, but her hands and feet are cyanotic. you have clamped and cut the umbilical cord, but the placenta has not yet delivered. you should:

Answer 1

you have clamped and cut the umbilical cord, but the placenta has not yet delivered. you should begin artificial ventilations.

Baby and mother's placenta are joined by an umbilical chord. The umbilical chord supplies nourishment to the foetus as it is developing in the womb. The cord is cut and clamped upon delivery. The cord will dry out and naturally fall off after a period of 1 to 3 weeks. After birth, a baby's umbilical cord stump normally dries out and finally comes off. Carefully handle the region in the interim: Keep the stump dry. The cord of post-anesthesia your newborn has no nerve endings, therefore cutting it causes no pain. The umbilical stump, which is still connected to your child, will shortly detach and be replaced by a sweet belly button.

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