Labor and Delivery

Labor

It is the expulsion of product of conception

Primary contraction.

it is a type of involuntary power, uterine contractions that causes cervical dilatation

Increment, Acme, Decrement

What are the uterine contraction parts

Duration

it is the start of one contraction to end of contraction

more than 90 seconds

abnormal duration in contraction

Frequency

from beginning of one contraction to beginning of the following contraction

less than 2 mins

What is the abnormal frequency of uterine contractions?

Intensity

strength of the uterine contractions at the peak

more than 80 mmHg

abnormal intensity

feels like a tip of the nose

mild uterine contraction

feels like the chin

moderate intensity

feels like a forehead

strong intensity

interval

it is the end of one contraction until the beginning of following contraction

fetal distress

what happen if the. interval is more than 20

secondary

it is the type of power which is voluntary, uses effort like pushing

Ferguson reflexx

maternal urge to push

power, passageway, passenger, psyche

What are the 4Ps of labor

gyneocoid

female pelvis; most common and most ideal

gynecoid

which type of pelvis is round shaped inlet?

android

most common to male pelvis

android

heart-shaped inlet, very narrow lower dimesion

anthropoid

oval, egg shaped pelvis

anthropoid

“ape like” pelvis

anthropoid

type of pelvis: wide anteroposterior diameter, narrow transverse

platypelloid

flat oval-shaped pelvis or the flattened pelvis

platypelloid

type of pelvis AP diameter: narrow, transverse diameter: wide

occiput

most common presenting part

sacrum

other term for buttock, breech presentation?

scapula

other term for shoulder presentation

mentum

other term for chin pesentation

Right Occiput Posterior

What fetal position is this?

Assuming: R|L

Left Occiput Anterior

What fetal position is this?

Assuming: R|L

Station 0

what fetal station is considered engaged?

primiparous

what type of gravida does the mother have engagement 1 week before onset of labor?

multigravida

what type of gravida does the mother have engagement DURING labor

fetal lie

it is the relationship of maternal long axis to the fetal long axis

psyche

psychological state of the woman

True labor

TRUE LABOR OR FALSE LABOR:

Radiating uterine contraction to lower back

True labor

TRUE LABOR OR FALSE LABOR:

unable to relieve with activity

False labor

TRUE LABOR OR FALSE LABOR:

fails to. cause cervical changes

False labor

activity reduces contractions

False labor

keep feeling uterine contraction in the abdomen