Chapter 11

Question 1

amniotomy

Answer 1

artificial rupture of membranes

Question 2

Bishop score

Answer 2

one commonly used scoring method to determine cervical readiness that evaluates five factors: cervical consistency, position, dilation, effacement, and fetal station

Question 3

cesarean birth

Answer 3

the delivery of a fetus through abdominal and uterine incisions: laparotomy and hysterotomy, respectively. cesarean comes from the Latin word “caedere” meaning “to cut”

Question 4

chorioamnionitis

Answer 4

bacterial or viral infection of the amniotic fluid and membranes

Question 5

elective induction

Answer 5

induction of labor in which the physician and woman decide to end the pregnancy in the absence of a medical reason to do so

Question 6

episiotomy

Answer 6

a surgical incision made into the perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening just before the baby is born

Question 7

fetal fibronectin

Answer 7

a protein found in fetal membranes and amniotic fluid

Question 8

forceps

Answer 8

metal instruments with curved blunted blades that are placed around the head of the fetus by the birth attendant to facilitate delivery

Question 9

laminaria

Answer 9

cervical dilators

Question 10

perioperative period

Answer 10

the period of time encompassing the surgical procedure that has three phases: preoperative, intraoperative and postioerative

Question 11

time out

Answer 11

one part of the Universal Protocol developed to reduce the incidence of wrong site, wrong procedure,and wrong person surgery. Each member of the surgical team and the patient stop right before the procedure to confirm agreement that the right procedure is being performed on the right patient with documented informed consent.