Identify five signs or symptoms related to ectopic pregnancy. List three interventions for women who have an ectopic pregnancy. In the face of a significant decline in maternal mortality rates in the United States, the risk of dying with an ectopic pregnancy is still 10 times greater than with a term delivery and 50 times greater than with an elective abortion. And there has been a four-fold increase in ectopic pregnancies over the past few decades. 1 Clinic and hospital nurses can play a key role in the prevention and early detection of ectopic pregnancies.
Expedient diagnosis can allow for more conservative treatment.
And careful assessment, recognition, and counseling concerning risk factors that result in scarring of the fallopian tubes could lead to better prevention of this increasingly common problem Recognizing Risk Factors Ectopic pregnancy is an implantation of fertilized ovum outside of the uterine cavity. Although pregnancy can occur in the cervix, ovaries, peritoneal cavity, or interstitial tissue, the most common extrauterine site is the fallopian tubes. After the ovum is implanted, its growth and the vascular development between the embryo and the tube weakens the wall of the fallopian tube. This is frequently followed by rupture and massive bleeding into the peritoneal cavity. A ruptured tubal pregnancy is a surgical emergency.