Prenatal Development and Birth Flashcards
The stage of birth wherein the uterine contractions are 15 to 20 minutes apart and last up to 1 minute
Stage 1
It refers to the stage of birth that begins when the baby’s head starts to move through the cervix and birth canal and ends when the baby completely emerges from the mother’s body
Stage 2
afterbirth - umbilical cord, placenta, and other membranes are detached and expelled
Stage 3
In some countries, they’re the ones who provide continuous physical, emotional, and educational support for mothers before, during, and after childbirth
Doulas
What are the medications in Natural childbirth?
Analgesia, Demerol; Anesthesia -> Epidural block
synthetic hormones used to stimulate contractions
Oxytocin
What are the 7 methods of childbirth?
- Natural birth
- Waterbirth
- Cesarean delivery
- Massage
- Acupuncture
- Hypnosis
- Music therapy
assessed at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth
Apgar scale
In Apgar scale, what number indicates an emergency?
3 or below
Low birth weight infants weigh _____ at birth
less than 5½ lbs.
are those born three weeks or more before full term
Preterm infants
are those whose birth weight is below normal when the length of the pregnancy is considered
Small date for infants
treatment for preterm infants that involves skin to skin contact
Kangaroo care
It lasts about six weeks or until the mother’s body has completed its adjustment and has returned to a nearly pre-pregnant state
Postpartum period
the uterus returns to its pre-pregnant size
Involution
