Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
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Cervix widens and thins. Thinning is called effacement
A
First stage of labor
2
Q
Top of head appears (crowning), head changes shape to fit, forceps or vacuum used
A
Second stage of labor
3
Q
Contractions start up and deliver placenta, umbilical cord, amniotic sac
A
Third stage of labor
4
Q
Food, sleep (15 hrs), exercise, stimulation& love
A
How to care for newborn
5
Q
Rating newborns physical condition. Heart rate, muscle tone, and response to stimuli
A
Apgar scale
6
Q
Infant death after 20 weeks
A
Still birth
7
Q
Death before 20 weeks
A
Miscarriage
8
Q
Thinning of the cervix
A
Effacement
9
Q
Places the bones are not fused (6-16 months)
A
Frontals (soft spot)
