Labour

Question 1

What amount of blood passes through placenta every minute?

Answer 1

500 ml

Question 2

Length of 2nd stage in multips

Answer 2

5-30 minutes

Question 3

What is considered to be term pregnancy?

Answer 3

37-42 weeks

Question 4

Where is oxytocin produced

Answer 4

From posterior pituitary gland

Question 5

How does cervix effaces and dilates in primips vs. multips?

Answer 5

In primips cervix first effaces and then dilates; in multips cervix effaces and dilates at the same time.

Question 6

What is normal dilation during 1st stage?

Answer 6

0.5 cm/h

expect 6-12 hours from 4 to 10 cm

Question 7

How frequent are contractions during 2nd stage?

Answer 7

Every 5 min (become less frequent compared to 1st stage - every 2-3 min)

Question 8

How much does the the uterus contract during 3rd stage?

Answer 8

It contracts to about half size - fundus at level of umbilicus.

Question 9

What are the two methods of placenta separation?

Answer 9

Schultze method - formation of retro-placental clot that promotes further separation by forcing placenta off the uterine wall.
Duncan method - only one side of placenta separates, clot doesn’t form, blood comes out.