A 27 year old G2P1 female presents to the emergency department in labor at 41 weeks estimated gestational age. The amniotic sac
breaks on admission and has thick, brown-tinted fluid. Prior to other steps in resuscitation, the newborn infant should: A. be resuscitated with a bag-valve mask for 45 to 60 seconds.
B. receive 500,000u penicillin-G intramuscularly.
C. receive 8 mg doxycyline intravenously.
D. have his/her trachea suctioned.
E. be left unswaddled.
When amniotic sac breaks and its internal fluid spilled then there are high chances that the fluid may enter into the throat of the infant and may block his/her air passage way. Therefore, in such situation a standard solution is formulated which requires the doctors to suction the air passageway of infant and restrict it from getting choked and contaminated with meconium. A valve mask is primarily used before suctioning
