Module 5B Flashcards
How can you calculate a baby’s due date?
By taking the first day of the woman’s
last menstrual cycle
and adding 280 days
Baby drops down several inches in the abdomen
lightening
head is firmly pressed against the cervix
engaged
the correct term for the process of childbirth,
parturition
what are the 3 stages of childbirth
labor, birth of the baby, birth of the placenta
3 signals that indicate labor has begun
1.) Contractions begin
2.) Mucous plug is dispelled
3.) Amniotic sac breaks
thick cartilage walls of the cervix begin to thin out and lengthen
effacement
what is the proper size of dilation to allow birth
10cm
what are some methods that can manage pain during labor
regional anesthetic, epidural block
When the head is first visible, it is called _______
crowning
an incision through the skin and muscles in the perineum, made during a vaginal delivery
episiotomy
birth position where the child comes out head first
cephalic birth position
When the amniotic sac has not ruptured during labor or pushing, the infant can be born with the membranes intact
being born in the caul
the “soft spot” in young infants
fontanelles
(fontanels)
The fontanelles actually allow the skull to change to a new shape, so it can emerge through the small cervical opening. This is called
molding
Stage 3 of childbirth follows delivery of the baby and the delivery of ______
afterbirth
the baby is in the
birth canal feet or buttocks first
breech birth position
fetus is delivered through a horizontal incision in abdominal and uterine walls
Also known as C-section or spelled cesarean section
Lack of oxygen
(anoxia)
to make and secrete
milk from the mammary gland of the breast
lactation
The first secretion from the breast is called
colostrum
Requires all the private and government health institutions to adopt rooming-in and breastfeeding practices
Republic Act No. 7600
(The Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act of 1992)
