So, it can be used in severe congestive heart failure where this combination of effects can act to increase cardiac output. In situations where cardiac output is normal, the effect is to reduce blood pressure. It is sometimes also used to induce hypotension (to reduce bleeding) for surgical procedures (for which it is also FDA, TGA, and MHRA labelled).The medication is extremely beneficial for use in medical patients because the effects of the medication will directly stop the second that it stops being infused. This is due to the metabolism of the drug, and the rapid inactivation to thiocyanin once conversion of the drug stops. This compound has also been used as a treatment for aortic valve stenosis, oesophageal varices, myocardial infarction, pulmonary hypertension, respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn, shock, and ergot toxicity. Adverse effects
Adverse effects by incidence and severityCommon

Unknown frequency

Serious

Ileus
Reduced platelet aggregation
Haemorrhage
Increased intracranial pressure
Metabolic acidosis
Methaemoglobinaemia
Cyanide poisoning
Thiocyanate toxicity

Contraindications
Sodium nitroprusside should not be used for compensatory hypertension (e.g. due to an arteriovenous stent or coarctation of the aorta). It should not be used in patients with inadequate cerebral circulation or in patients who are near death. It should not be used in patients with vitamin B12 deficiency, anaemia, severe renal disease, or hypovolaemia. Patients with conditions associated with a higher cyanide/thiocyanate ratio (e.g. congenital (Lebers) optic atrophy, tobacco amblyopia) should only be treated with sodium nitroprusside with great caution. Its use in patients with acute congestive heart failure associated with reduced peripheral resistance is also not recommended.
Maternal care may refer to:
in humans:

Obstetrics, medical specialty concerning pregnancy and childbirth
Midwifery, healthcare provided during and following pregnancy
Postpartum care, healthcare provided to a mother following birth
Maternal sensitivity, a womans attention to her infantin other animals:

Parental care of offspring provided by female organisms
Maternal investment, female strategies in evolutionary biology

See also
Paternal care, care provided by male parents
Parenting
Maternity hospital
Maternity (disambiguation)