Lesson 12 Flashcards
Components of Labor
Pelvis (the Passageway)
Fetus (the Passenger)
Uterine factors (powers of labor)
Psyche
Position
The passenger
Fetus
Powers of labor
Uterine factors
Adequate size and contour
Pelvis
Appropriate size and in an advantageous position and presentation
Fetus
Is comfortable and facilitates the labor process
Position
Labor can be viewed as a positive experience
Psyche
Refers to the route of fetus must travel from the uterus through the cervix and vagina to the external perineum
Pelvis (the Passage)
It is the mother’s bony pelvis and soft tissues of the cervix, pelvic floor, vagina,and introitus
Passageway
Anterior and lateral portion is made up of 2 innonimate hip bones divided into three parts
Illium
Ischium
Pubis
Composition of posterior portion
Sacrum
Coccyx
Psychological preparedness of the mother
Psyche
2 division of pelvis
False Pelvis
True Pelvis
Upper half of the Pelvis
False pelvis
Lower half of the pelvis
True Pelvis