Lesson 5 Flashcards
Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth
is an acronym fora tool used to assess the healing of an incision or wound, particularly after vaginal delivery or a C-section?
REEDA
4 Preliminary Signs of Labor are?
Lightening
Increase in Level of Activity
Slight Loss of Weight
Braxton Hicks Contractions
What is the meaning of REEDA?
R:edness
E:dema
E:cchymosis
D:ischarge
A:pproximation
3 Positive Signs of Labor are?
Contractions
Show
Rupture of Membranes
Components of Labor:woman’s pelvis
Passage
Components of Labor:fetus
Passenger
Components of Labor:uterine factors
Powers
Components of Labor:psychological outlook
Psyche
It is the ideal position for a fetus to be in for a vaginal delivery. It means the fetus is head down, facing the mother’s spine, with its chin tucked into its chest. This position is also known as cephalic presentation.
Most fetuses settle into a vertex presentation between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. A pregnancy care provider will check the fetus’s presentation during prenatal appointments?
vertex presentation
presentation is a fetal position where the top of the head and forehead are the first parts to enter the birth canal. The sinciput is the area in front of the anterior fontanelle, which is divided into the brow and face.?
Sinciput
there is less extension of the fetal neck as in face presentations making the leading fetal part being the area between the anterior fontanelle and the orbital ridges. These presentations are uncommon and are managed similarly to face presentations. Brow presentation can be further described based on the position of the anterior fontanelle as frontal anterior, posterior, or transverse?
brow presentations
, also known as a cephalic presentation, occurs when a fetus’s head is bent back so that the face enters the pelvis first. The chin is the leading part of the fetus during this presentation?
face presentation
Types of fetal presentation where baby is head down, facing the mother’s back, and the smallest part of the baby’s head is leading the way. This is the most common position for a baby to be born in, occurring in about 97% of deliveries. It’s also the safest position for both the baby and the mother?
Cephalic presentation
The baby is positioned bottom-down. Around 3 in every 100 babies will be in breech presentation after 37 weeks?
Breech presentation
The baby is positioned sideways?
Transverse presentation
a malpresentation during childbirth when the baby’s longitudinal axis is not aligned with the mother’s, and the baby’s leading part is an arm, shoulder, or trunk. This can occur when the baby is in a transverse lie, where the baby’s long axis is perpendicular to the mother’s, or an oblique lie, where the baby’s long axis forms an angle with the mother’s?
shoulder presentation
What is the fetal position if during labor where the baby’s head is down but facing the mother’s front, with the baby’s back opposite the mother’s liver: The baby’s head is down but facing the mother’s front, with the baby’s back opposite the mother’s liver?
left occipito posterior (LOP)
is a fetal position where the baby’s back is on the mother’s left side, and the baby’s head is angled towards the left?
Left Occiput Transverse (LOT)
Mechanisms (cardinal movements) of labor are?
Descent
Flexion
Internal rotation
Extension
External rotation
Expulsion
What are the five P’s of labor?
Power: The strength, frequency, duration, and resting tone of contractions
Passageway: The shape of the mother’s pelvis
Passenger: The size of the fetus
Position: The position of the fetus in relation to the pelvis
Psyche: The mother’s well-being
are the forces that drive the labor process, and include uterine contractions and maternal pushing efforts?
powers of labor
Uterine contractions are?
Origins
Phases
Contour changes
The cervix thins out. This process is measured in percentages, and you must be 100% effaced before you can push during a vaginal delivery?
Effacement
Cervical changes are?
Effacement
Dilatation
