Exam 2: Intrapartal Period

Question 1

premonitory signs

Answer 1

changes that occur that indicate the woman’s body is preparing for the onset of labor

Question 2

lightening

Answer 2

descent of the fetus into the true pelvis that occurs approximately 22 weeks before term.
Woman might feel as though she can breathe more easily but may experience urinary freq from increased bladder pressure

Question 3

Braxton hicks

Answer 3

irregular UCs that do not result in cervical change

Question 4

What are the factors affecting labor?

Answer 4

4Ps:

1. Powers
2. Passage
3. Passenger
4. Psyche

Question 5

What is the most favorable/common type of pelvis?

Answer 5

gynecoid

Question 6

engagement

Answer 6

when the greatest diameter of the fetal head passes through the pelvic inlet

Question 7

descent

Answer 7

movement of the fetus through the birth canal during the first and second stages of labor

Question 8

flexion

Answer 8

chin moves toward the fetal chest

Question 9

internal rotation

Answer 9

rotation of the fetal head aligns the long axis of the fetal head with the long axis of the maternal pelvis

Question 10

extension

Answer 10

facilitated by resistance of the pelvic floor that causes the presenting part to pivot beneath the pubic symphysis and the head to be delivered

Question 11

external rotation

Answer 11

the sagittal sure moves to a transverse diameter and the shoulders align in the anteroposterior diameter

Question 12

expulsion

Answer 12

the shoulders and the remaining of the body are delivered