Chap 13-17 “perry book” Flashcards
What are the 5 P’s affecting labor
Passenger (fetus/placenta)
Passageway (Birth canal)
Powers (contractions)
Position (of mother)
Physiologic response
Most important fontanelle(anterior or posterior) and when does it close?
Anterior
18months after birth
What are the fontanelles/sutures
Fontanelles-Where two bones meet on the fetus head
Sutures- bones are connected by connective tissue
Birth is imminent at how many cm
(Presentation)
4-5 cm
What is the gynecoid
(Passenger)
Form of bony pelvis or “pelvis”
Primary powers:
What is effacement
What is dilation
Shortening and thinning of cervix
2-3cm thick
1cm thick
= 1st stage
Enlargement of cervix= labors begun
What is secondary powers
Bearing down-urge to push
Common labor signs
Lightening/dropping
Bloody show
Backache
Stronger Braxton hicks
Normal fetal heart rate
110-160
What changes FHR
- periodic change with uterine contractions
Accelerations
Decelerations
What are early deceleration caused by
Fetal head compression
What are late deceleration caused by
Uteroplacental insufficiency
Fetal tachycardia is most common during
Maternal fever
First thing that happens in the First stage of labor
Onset of uterine contractions
Last thing that happens with first stage of labor
Ends with full effacement and dilation