If it lasts longer than 20 secs (you should have done tactile stimulation by then) than it is true apnea and a sign of RD Rule of thumb is by the time you notice it the baby will start breathing again. all newborns have brief periods of apnea that usually last a few seconds. psyche refers to the feelings the pt brings to laborĪpnea is considered a sign of respiratory distress in the newborn when the apnea last longer than: power refers to the force of uterine ctx passenger refers to the fetus and its ability to move through the passage passage refers to the route the fetus must travel when leaving the uterus, ending at the external perineal area Which of the following is not one of the 4 Ps of pregnancy? all of the other choices are suspected causes or thought to work in combination to cause labor but the true initial cause remains unknown The exact mechanism that initiates labor is:
