normal labor Flashcards
gravida
pregnancies
parity
deliveries
term delivery?
after 37 weeks
preterm delivery
20-37 weeks
an incr in myometrial activity resulting in effacement & dilatation of the uterine cervix
labor
mean duration of human pregnancy?
40 week
term duration?
36 weeks-42 weeks
preterm labor
onset before 36 complete weeks
postterm labor
onset after 42 weeks
is dx of labor clinical or medical
clinical dx
what phase of labor: progesterone, prostacyclin, relaxin are active in quiescence
phase 0
what phase of labor: slow, progressive structural changes of extracellular matrix
phase 1
cervical ripening occurs in what stage of labor?
phase 2
during wat stage does functional progesterone withdrawal occur?
phase 2
lightening or fetal presenting part descends in waht part of labor?
phase 2