Chap 23

Question 1

Fetus

Answer 1

Unborn baby

Question 2

Ovum

Answer 2

Unfertilized egg

Question 3

Uterus or womb

Answer 3

Muscular structure that holds the baby during pregnancy

Question 4

Gestation

Answer 4

The carrying of a developing fetus by a female

Question 5

Full term

Answer 5

A pregnancy that has achieved a complete gestation of between 38 and 40 weeks

Question 6

Trimester

Answer 6

Three months of a pregnancy

Question 7

Cervix

Answer 7

The opening of the uterus

Question 8

Bloody showing

Answer 8

The normal discharge of blood prior to delivery

Question 9

Birth canal

Answer 9

The interior aspect of the vagina

Question 10

Amniotic fluid

Answer 10

The fluid surrounding the baby contained within the amniotic sac

Question 11

Crowning

Answer 11

The bulging out of the vagina caused by the baby’s head during delivery

Question 12

Imminent delivery

Answer 12

A delivery that is likely to occur within the next few minutes

Question 13

Amniotic sac

Answer 13

The fluid filled sac that surrounds the developing fetus

Question 14

Placenta

Answer 14

The the organ of pregnancy that serves as the filter between the mother and developing fetus

Question 15

Umbilical cord

Answer 15

The structure that connects the baby to the placenta

Question 16

First stage of labor

Answer 16

Begins with the onset of regular contractions and ends when the cervix is fully dilated (approximately 10 centimetres) allowing the baby to enter the birth canal

Question 17

The second stage of labor

Answer 17

Begins when the baby enters the birth canal and ends when he is born

Question 18

Third stage of labor

Answer 18

Begins when the baby is born and ends when the placenta, commonly referred to as the afterbirth, is delivered

Question 19

Rupture of membranes

Answer 19

Amniotic sac breaks during labor and the amniotic fluid flows out of the vagina. The fluids help lubricate the birth canal for the passage of the baby

Question 20

Births average times

Answer 20

Usually 16 hours and quite common for the labor process to be shorter with each successive birth

Question 21

Blood during birth

Answer 21

It is normal to have vaginal discharge throughout labor. During the first stage of labor, the first type of discharge to appear should be a watery, bloody mucus. Later, the discharge will appear as a watery, bloody fluid. This is normal and not the same as bleeding.

Question 22

Contractions

Answer 22

Starts as much as 30-45 mins apart and become closer together until they are three minutes or less apart. Pain usually starts in lower back and then moves to lower abdomen.

Question 23

Contraction time

Answer 23

Span of time from the beginning of a contraction until it relaxes is called the contraction time

Question 24

Interval time

Answer 24

This is the span of time from the start of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction

Question 25

Braxton Hicks contractions

Answer 25

Light, painless, irregular contractions, which may increase gradually in intensity and frequency during the third trimester. False labor pains aren’t as regular and rhythmic as true labor contractions