Sedonia is 40-year-old G2 P2 who had a homebirth with her first baby. However, this pregnancy she had moved to a different state, she was not actively seeking prenatal care, but she did find a birthing facility 2 weeks before delivery. She had no idea of hers or her first baby’s incompatible blood. Her male baby was delivered vaginally and was immediately transferred to a local Children’s Hospital NICU for respiratory distress. Sedonia’s newborn has been diagnosed with erythroblastosis fetalis due to Rh incompatibility; she was Rh- and her infant was Rh+. 1. As the nurse, what priority assessments would you perform to monitor the severity of the newborn’s condition? 2.What specific actions would you anticipate based on the baby’s clinical presentation?
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