What are some extremes you’ve come across in your career? Biggest/smallest full term baby, youngest/oldest mother, the most kids in one family, largest set of multiples, the longest overdue... or whatever else you can think of. Edited Mar 1 by SDtraumamama18 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mar 23 by blustars3893 3 Posts; 510 Profile Views I've only been working L&D for 2 years, but here goes: Largest set of multiples: Triplets Longest overdue: 42.3 weeks Youngest mother:: 14 years Oldest mother: 50+ years Grand multipara: G18 Biggest baby: 11 lbs Smallest baby: 4 lbs. Biggest EBL: 2000+ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 14 by Skips, MSN, RN Skips is a MSN, RN and specializes in L&D. 483 Posts; 12,278 Profile Views I have been in OB for 2.5 years. Here are my numbers so far: Largest set of multiples: triplets Longest overdue: 42.2 weeks Youngest mother: 16 Oldest mother: 43 Grand multipara: 12 Biggest baby: 11#10oz Smallest baby: 1 pound 6 oz Biggest QBL: 3000 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 14 by Wuzzie 7 Followers; 3,260 Posts; 21,840 Profile Views Biggest baby- 14lbs and change Smallest baby- 350gms Both happened to be in the unit at the same time. I footprinted them and copied the footprints side by side on cardstock. It was almost mind-blowing. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 15 by I'maLaborNurse I'maLaborNurse has 10 years experience. 4 Posts; 1,150 Profile Views Largest set of multiples: Triplets Longest overdue: 42.2 weeks Youngest mother:: 12 years Oldest mother: 50+ years Grand multipara: G16 Biggest baby: 11sih lbs Smallest baby: 348gm Biggest EBL: (mostly quantitative!) 8500 (and yes she kept her uterus!) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jun 17 by lsnyder824, BSN, RN lsnyder824 has 20 years experience as a BSN, RN. 2 Posts; 102 Profile Views L&D for 20 years: Largest set of multiples: Quints Longest overdue: 42.2 Youngest mother:: 13 years Oldest mother: 45 years Grand multipara: G16 (Amish) Biggest baby: 12lb 6oz Smallest baby: to survive delivery? 14oz. Not sure if she made it out of NICU....it was years ago. Biggest EBL: over 3L 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oct 27 by haunani, BSN, RN haunani has 8 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Ortho/Neuro (2yrs); Mother/Baby (6yrs). 122 Posts; 5,076 Profile Views Postpartum for 6 years/L&D for 2 months: Largest set of multiples: Twins Longest overdue: 42 Youngest mother: 12 years Oldest mother: 52 years Grand multipara: G17 P17 (also a G19 P2) Biggest baby: 12lb 8oz Smallest baby: 1lb 2oz Biggest EBL: over 5L 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dec 2 by midwife228 midwife228 specializes in L&D, MBU, NICU,. 43 Posts; 2,614 Profile Views I have worked in small community hospitals and large teaching hospitals, in L&D, Postpartum and NICU as a nurse for 18 years and 19 years as a midwife, so these are collective statistics from all of those: Largest set of multiples: triplets Longest overdue - 42 and 3 days (though my own youngest was 42.6) Youngest mother - 11 Oldest mother - 62 or 63 (IVF, don't even get me started on this one!) Grand multipara - G16 Biggest baby - 14+ lbs. Smallest baby - about 12 oz. (I admitted this baby to the NICU but he or she survived less than 24 hrs.) Smallest baby at fullterm - less than 4 lbs. Biggest EBL - not exactly sure, but know I've seen over 2L 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dec 2 by labordude, BSN, RN labordude has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in L&D, OBED, NICU, Lactation. 437 Posts; 11,763 Profile Views L&D for 4.5 years, NICU for 9+ Largest set of multiples: Quads Longest overdue: 42.3 Youngest mother:: 11 years Oldest mother: 53 Grand multipara: G15 Biggest baby: 12lbs 2oz (Sumo Sam!) Smallest baby: 375 grams (that little bugger was tough as nails!) Biggest QBL: 7500 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
