Labour & Delivery Flashcards
What are the seven cardinal movements? “ Every Damn Fool In Rome Exits Eating Raw Eggs”
Engagement Descent Flexion Internal Rotation Extension External Rotation Expulsion
What are two characteristics of true labour?
Progressive dilation & effacement
Contraction increase in intensity & frequency
What are two signs of prodromal labour?
Braxton Hicks
No change in cervix
What are the four P’s of labour?
Passageway
Passenger
Powers
Psyche
How is the duration of a contraction determined?
From beginning of a contraction to its end
What are the five reference points when describing fetal position?
What reference point is preferred?
Occiput Frontum Mentum Sacrum Scapula
Occiput
What are the four pelvic shapes?
Which is one is preferred?
Gynecoid
Anthropoid
Android
Platypelloid
Name the breech positions:
The baby is completed folded with feet by the head
The baby is crosslegged
The baby has one foot coming out
The baby has both feet coming out at the same time
Frank
Complete
Single footling
Double footling
What are three anticipatory signs of labor?
Lightening
Braxton hicks more frequent
Burst of Energy
