Birth kit contents 3.avi

Birth bag
-sterile Suturing kit: clamp, scissors, smallest needle Vicryl sutures,pair of sterile gloves
-zip lock bag with amnihooks, a sterile Delee suction and a urine catheter
-Ambu with mask for infants.
-2 60X90 cm underpads, 2 receiving blankets, baby hats and clothes
-Hand held mirror
-sterile cord cutting kit with scissor, clamp and plastic clamp
- Queen size plastic sheet with elastic edges all around-
-3 disposable diapers- 1 for baby, 1 for mom (wider than any pad) and 1 extra
-Scale and cloth with hooks to weigh baby
-Stethoscope to check baby's heart and lungs
A room thermometer to know if the room is 75 degrees

Reason to not carry oxygen: Seven recent reviews of scientific studies show that resuscitation with 100% oxygen in asphyxiated babies causes hyperoxemia which is associated with delayed initiation of spontaneous respiration and irregularities in the cerebral circulation. All reviews showed a statistically significant reduction in neonatal mortality when infants were resuscitated with room air. Joy R et al. Is room air better than 100% oxygen for the resuscitation of the depressed full-term newborn? Arch Dis Child. 2010; 95 (1) 68-70.;Saugstad OD. Why are we still using oxygen to resuscitate term infants? J Perinatol. 2010 Oct;30 Suppl:S46-50.

Early Labor Bag
gloves-
100 cc bottle of castor oil
acetaminophen. 8 mg codeine. Percocet (5mg)
thermometer, blood pressure cuff, fetoscope, measuring tape, wheel for dating a washcloth ,a folding fan to fan the woman
pitocin and methergine ampoules on ice, zip lock bag with syringes

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