4 P's of Labor and Delivery Flashcards
1
Q
Powers
A
Uterine Contractions
2
Q
Passageway
A
The mother’s rigid bony pelvis and the soft tissue of the cervix, pelvic floor, vagina, and introitus
3
Q
Passenger
A
the fetus, membranes, and placenta
4
Q
Effacement, Dilation, and Pushing efforts of the mother.
A
Powers
5
Q
Psyche
A
the woman’s emotional structure
6
Q
The forces acting to expel the fetus and placenta.
A
Powers
7
Q
the fetus
A
passenger
8
Q
the mothers’ pelvis, cervix, pelvic floor, and vagina
A
Passageway
9
Q
the membranes and placenta
A
passenger
10
Q
the woman’s entire response to labor
A
psyche
