labor & delivery

Primipara

Duration of labor

• 14 hrs but not more than 20 hrs

Multipara

Duration of labor

• 8 hrs but not more than 14 hrs

11cm, 13cm, 12cm

INLET

AP:

Transverse:

Diagonal:

12cm, 12cm, 12cm

CAVITY

AP:

Transverse:

Diagonal:

13cm, 11cm, 12cm

OUTLET

AP:

Transverse:

Diagonal:

Dilatation stage

Begins with the onset of true uterine contractions and ends when the cervix is fully dilated

Latent

MOTHERS BEHAVIOR

Apprehensive, excited but can communicate

ACTIVE

MOTHERS BEHAVIOR

Fear of losing control of herself

Transition

MOTHERS BEHAVIOR

Sudden behavioral or mood changes usually accompanied by hyperesthesia

Left occipitoanterior (LOA)

most common and favorable birthing position

Left Occipitoposterior (LOP) and Right Occipitoposterior (ROP)

Most common malposition and most painful as well

Expulsion/delivery of the baby

Which encompasses the actual birth, begins when the cervix is fully dilated and ends with the delivery of the fetus

Placental stage

Begins immediately after the neonate is delivered and ends when the placenta is delivered

Recovery stage

Begins after delivery of the placenta and the 1st four hours after delivery