NCMA 217 RLE (LABOR AND DELIVERY) Flashcards
PRELIMINARY SIGNS OF LABOR
- LIGHTENING
- SUDDEN WEIGHT LOSS
- INCREASE ACTIVITY LEVEL
- BRAXTON HICK’S CONTRACTION
- RIPENING OF THE CERVIX
- SHOW/BLOOD SHOW
- RUPTURE OF MEMBRANE
TRUE LABOR AND FALSE LABOR
Frequency of contractions Irregular
FALSE LABOR
TRUE LABOR AND FALSE LABOR
Frequency of contractions Regular
TRUE LABOR
TRUE LABOR AND FALSE LABOR
Intensity of contractions
no increase
FALSE LABOR
Intensity of contractions
Increases
TRUE LABOR
TRUE LABOR AND FALSE LABOR
Pain relief
Pain is relieved by
walking
FALSE LABOR
TRUE LABOR AND FALSE LABOR
Pain relief
Pain is intensified by
walking
TRUE LABOR
TRUE LABOR AND FALSE LABOR
Pain location
Confined on abdomen
FALSE LABOR
TRUE LABOR AND FALSE LABOR
Pain location
Begins on lower back and
radiates to abdomen
TRUE LABOR
TRUE LABOR AND FALSE LABOR
Cervical Changes
No cervical changes
FALSE LABOR
TRUE LABOR AND FALSE LABOR
Cervical Changes
Effacement and dilation
TRUE LABOR
DURATION OF LABOR
*14 HOURS
BUT NOT
MORE THAN
20 HOURS
*PRIMIPARA:
DURATION OF LABOR
*8 HOURS BUT
NOT MORE
THAN 14
HOURS
*MULTIPARA:
Factors affecting Labor & Delivery:
5 P’s OF LABOR
*PASSENGER (FETUS)
*PASSAGEWAY
*POWER
* PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE
*PLACENTAL FACTOR
A. PASSENGER (FETUS)
MENTUM (CHIN)
SINCIPUT
VERTEX
OCCIPUT
OCCIPITOFRONTAL
12CM
OCCIPITOMENTAL
13.5CM
SUBOCCIPITOBREGMATIC
9.5CM
B. PASSENGER (FETUS)
OCCIPUT
BIPARETAL
VERTEX
SINCIPUT
BIPARIETAL
9.25CM
C. PASSENGER (FETUS)
ANTERIOR FONTANELLE
POSTERIOR FONTANELLE
LAMBDOIDAL SUTURE
SAGITTAL SUTURE
CORONAL SUTURE
METOPIC SUTURE
PASSAGEWAY
CALDWELL-MOLOY PELVIC TYPES
GYNECOID
PLATYPELLOID
ANDROID
ANTHROPOID
CALDWELL-MOLOY PELVIC TYPES
ROUND
GYNECOID
CALDWELL-MOLOY PELVIC TYPES
OVAL
PLATYPELLOID
CALDWELL-MOLOY PELVIC TYPES
WEDGE
ANDROID
CALDWELL-MOLOY PELVIC TYPES
OVAL-LONG
ANTHROPOID
INLET
Anterior-Posterior
(AP)
11cm
INLET
Transverse
13cm
INLET
Diagonal
12cm
Cavity
Anterior-Posterior
(AP)
12cm
Cavity
Transverse
12cm
Cavity
Diagonal
12cm
Outlet
Anterior-Posterior
(AP)
13cm
Outlet
Transverse
11cm
Outlet
Diagonal
12cm