CHILDBIRTH Flashcards
Transition
The stage after active labor
Oxytocin
The Love Hormone
What percentage does the cervix need to be effaced to start pushing?
100%
How many centimeters does the cervix have to be dilated?
10cm
What percentage of women break their water at the start of labor?
1 out of 10
BRAINS
Benefits
Risks
Alternatives
Intuition
Nothing
Space
Dualla
Support person for the mother giving birth
Name of the Guest Speaker
Savanna Gonzalez
First Stages of Labor
Early labor, active labor, transition
Pre-term babies
Low birthweight
APGAR Score
Looking at certain reflexes at birth
Novinsky Reflex
Run a stylus up the leg to make the toes curl
Rudy Reflex
Rub the side of the cheek of the baby
Moro Reflex
Startle Response
Grasping Reflex
Wrapping their hands around their finger
Stepping Reflex
Holding them above the ground - feet should move as if walking