A repeat cesarean delivery of a term male infant whose mother has diabetes mellitus would the nurse expect to monitor closely for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
<h3>What is RDS in ?</h3>
- A lung condition in infants that affects breathing.
- A baby is more likely to develop RDS and require additional oxygen and assistance breathing the earlier in life they are born.
- Reviewing the maternal past is crucial to look for RDS risk factors.
- Maternal diabetes, which produces high levels of insulin and inhibits the formation of surfactant.
- A cesarean birth without prior labor, male gender, and term infants are risk factors that place the newborn at the greatest danger.
- The other infant-related situations wouldn't take precedence.
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