L&D/Second Stage of Labor

Question 1

Second stage of labor:1) Duration ? 2) Begins with ?-Cervix -Contractions -Frequency-Duration3) Ends with ? 4) Maternal characteristics (1)

Answer 1

Second stage of labor:1) Duration: Primigravida 30 mins to 2 hrs, Multigravida 5 to 30 min2) Begins with-Cervix full dilation-Contractions progresses to intense contractions every 1 to 2 min3) Ends with birth4) Maternal characteristics-Pushing results in birth of fetus(ATI 125)

Question 2

Second stage of labor: Duration/Primigravida

Answer 2

Primigravida: 30 to 2 hrs(ATI 125)

Question 3

Second stage of labor: Duration/Multigravida

Answer 3

Multigravida: 5 to 30 min(ATI 125)

Question 4

A woman who is pregnant for the first time is called?

Answer 4

Primigravida

Question 5

A pregnant woman who has been pregnant one or more times previously is called?

Answer 5

Multigravida

Question 6

Second stage of labor: Cardinal Movements/Mechanisms of labor.Adaptions that fetus undertakes to maneuver through pelvis during labor and birth. 1) Every2) Darn3) Fool4) In Rotterdam5) Eats6) Rotten7) Egg Rolls8) Everyday(Check deck: L&B/Mechanisms of labor)

Answer 6

1) Engagement2) Descent3) Flexion4) Internal rotation5) Extension6) Restitution7) External rotation8) Expulsion(ATI 124) (Hogan 163)

Question 7

Second stage of labor: Crowning:

Answer 7

Crowning: outward bulging and thinning of perineum and opening of vagina as fetal presenting part presses down onto perineum and becomes visible prior to delivery; this process is slower in nulliparous client than multiparous client.(Hogan 163)