CARE OF THE MOTHER (NP2) Flashcards
Pregnancy
Gravity/ Gestation
Where is the pregnancy happen?
Uterine Cavity
Because the Uterine is Stretchable.
20-40% blood flow
Average
40 weeks = (280 days)
When we ask the pregnant woman, they will answer.
9 calendar month
We use this to assess the pregnancy.
10 lunar months or equivalent of 4 weeks in 1 month.
Range
38 - 42 weeks
Labor & Delivery
Expulsion of fetus and placenta in vagina ( birth canal)
Components: 4 PS
Power
Passage
Passenger
Psyche
First P in the components
POWER: Contractions and bearing down
Second P in components
Passage
The third P
Passenger
The fourth P
It’s the Psyche, the willingness of the mother to cooperate during the delivery.
FIRST STAGE
Cervix dilation
Cervix dilation
10 cm
Latent
0 - 3 cm
Latent: Parturient (Patient in labor)
Nullipara ( Isa pa lang ang anak)
Multipara (madami ng anak)
Strength of contraction during latent.
Mild
Frequency in latent
1-2/ 10 mins
Duration in latent
20-30 sec
Time in latent (Nullipara)
8-20 hrs
Tell the patient to Ambulate ( maglakad)
Time in latent ( Multipara)
5-14 hrs
Ambulate
The nursing intervention in latent phase
The natural way like deep breathing
Ambulate
Active
4cm - 7cm
The patient needs to be Admitted
Strength
Moderate