Lesson 11 Part 2 Flashcards
What phase: Onset of labor to 4 cm dilation
Latent phase
What phase: 4 cm to complete dilation
Active phase
Contractions becomes ineffective during the first stage
Prolonged latent phase
A contraction usually associated with fetal malposition or Cephalopelvic Disproportion
Protracted Active Phase
Labor that occurs before the end of 37 weeks gestation
Preterm/Premature labor
A labor completed in <3 hours
Precipitate labor
Occurs when uterine contraction are so strong that the women gives birth with only a few, rapidly contractions
Precipitate labor
Turning inside out of the uterus with either the birth of fhe fetus or the delivery of the placenta
Inversion of Uterus
Administered to relax the uterus
Tocolytic
Type of inversion: uterus is visible outside the vaginal introitus
Complete or Total Inversion
Type of inversion: the inverted fundus may lie within the uterine cavity
Partial inversion