Clinicals JBD: Quintos - Partograph Clinicals Flashcards
What is partograph for?
Partograph is a form used in monitoring the progress of labor and determine whether a patient is having a normal or abnormal progress of labor.
What are the four stages of labor?
First Stage: Stage of Cervical Dilatation
Second Stage: Stage of Expulsion
Third Stage of Labor: Placental Stage
Fourth Stage of Labor: Maternal Homeostatic Stabilization Stage.
Describe the first stage of labor.
Begins with the onset of regular contractions and ends with complete dilatation.
From true labor to full cervical dilatation.
What are the phases of first stage of labor?
Latent phase
Active Phase
Transitional Phase
Describe the latent phase.
0 - 3 cm cervical dilatations
cervical effacement and dilatation occurs
Contractions are 5-20 minutes apart, 30-45 seconds long.
Lasts 6 hours for nulliparas and 4.5 hours for multiparas
Describe the active phase.
4 - 8 cm cervical dilatation
Contractions: 2-5 minutes apart, 45-60 seconds long
Start of recording in the partograph
Spontaneous rupture of membranes could occur
3 hours - nullipara
4 hours - multipara
Describe the transition phase.
8 - 10 cm cervical dilatation
Contractions: 1-2 minutes apart, 45-90 seconds long.
Define effacement.
Shortening and thinning of the cervical canal as caused by longitudinal traction from the contacting uterine fundus.
Primipara - effacement before dilatation
Nullipara - dilatation before effacement
Define dilatations.
Enlargement of the cervical canal due to increased uterine contractions and fluid-filled membranes presses against cervix.
Describe the second stage of labor.
Period from full dilatation to the birth of the infant.
What are the signs of second stage of labor?
Perineum begins to bulge and appear tense (positive sign)
Anus may be averted (Probable, stool may come out)
Crowning or fetal scalp becomes visible
What are the signs of true labor?
Regular uterine contractions
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Rupture of membranes
List the eight cardinal signs of labor.
- Head floating; before the engagement
- Engagement; flexion, descent
- Further descent; internal rotation
- Complete rotation; beginning extension
- Complete extension
- Restitution; external rotation
- Delivery of the anterior shoulder
- Delivery of the posterior shoulder
Define intrapartum.
Occurring or provided during the act of birth
What is parturient?
Woman about to give birth.