Exam 9 Flashcards
Sinciput
fetal brow
Vertex
area btwn anterior & posterior fontanelles
Occiput
area beneath posterior fontanelle occupied by occipital bone
Mentum
fetal chin
4 bones of pelvis
2 innominate
1 sacrum
1 Coccyx
Supports weight of growing & directs presenting part into true pelvis
False Pelvis
Bregma
anterior fontanelle
Intersection btwn posterior cranial sutures
Posterior Fontanelle
relationship of fetal spine to the maternal spine
Lie
Attitude (Fetal orientation)
relationship of fetal parts to one another (flexion/extension)
fetal body part entering the pelvis 1st or lying over the inlet
Presentation (Fetal orientation)
Cephalic Presentation
fetal head first
Breech Presentation
fetal buttocks, feet or knees first
3 classifications of Breech Presentation
Complete
Frank
Footling
Shoulder Presentation
transverse lie
1+ presenting part
Compound presentation
Ex: head, hand and arm.
Rapid, slow or irregular FHT
Fetal hypoxia
Greenish-Brown amniotic fluid in for a check presentation
Fetal distress
Port-wine colored amniotic fluid/bleeding
placenta previa
Separation of the placenta; torn maternal tissue; DIC
Unengaged presenting part
Disproportion or malpresentation
Failure to progress in dilation
Prolonged labor w/ increased danger of perinatal loss
Failure of presenting part to descend after complete cervical dilation
Disproportion or Error in estimate dilation
Rising B/P
Preeclampsia
Low BP (significance)
Shock; postural hypotension; reaction to drugs
Significance of fever
Amnioitis; extrauterine infection
Significance of maternal tachycardia
Impending shock
Foul or Purulent vaginal discharge
Amnioitis (Eventual fetal infection)
Significance-abnormal abdominal pain/tenderness
Separation of placenta;
Rupture of uterus;
Abnormal condition not r/t pregnancy
Uterine tetany (significance)
Interuterine bleeding D/T premature separation of placenta, possible uterine rupture
Excessive C/O pain (significance)
Hysteria;
Undetected abnormality;
Reaction to medication;
Prolapsed cord (significance)
W/o instant intervention-perinatal death
Unconsciousness (significance)
Eclampsia
Shock
Hysteria
Sedation
Pallor, cool damp skin, air hunger
Bleeding; shock
Cyanosis (significance)
Aspiration of vomitus
Cardiac failure
Pulmonary embolism
Stage–>onset of labor to complete cervical dilation
First stage
Three phases of the first stage of labor
Latent
Active
Transition
Labor on set to 3 cm dilation
Latent phase (first stage)
4– 7 cm dilation
Active phase (first stage)
8–10 cm dilation
Transition (first stage)
Complete dilation to birth of baby
Second stage of labor
Birth to placental expulsion
Third stage
1–4 h after placental expulsion; uterus contracts to control bleeding
Fourth stage of labor (recovery)
Single most important factor influencing fetal well being
euglycemic status of mother
S&S of impending labor
Premonitory Signs
aka as engagement; fetus descends into pelvic inlet
Lightening
Subjective sensation
Weeks before delivery Lightening occurs in Primigravida
2-4 weeks before delivery