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RODY.ELKHALIL

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on: Jun 28, 2018
___________________ _____ ___________________ _____ is the leading cause of perinatal infections that have a high mortality rate.
 
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The nurse explains that ___________ is a procedure in which an incompetent cervix is sutured closed to prevent its opening when the fetus presses against it.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Group B streptococcus (GBS)

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of perinatal infections that have a high neonatal mortality rate. The organism can be found in the woman's rectum, vagina, cervix, throat, or skin.

Answer to Question 2

cerclage

Cerclage is the procedure that sutures the cervix closed to prevent its opening when the fetus presses against it.


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