Week 3 Flashcards
5 P’s
Passenger
Passageway
Powers
Position
Psychological
closure of A fontanelle
18 mo
closure of P fontanelle
6-8 weeks
in the fetus the occipital bone is larger meaning
when baby is placed flat it pushes head down
- watch airway
sagittal suture can be felt for
direction of fetus
fetal presentation
part of the fetus that lies closest to the internal os of the cervix
what do we normally want to present
head
- occipital
Vertex
head down
breach
butt down
shoulder
shoulder down
proven pelvis
had a vaginal birth before
CPD
cephalopelivc disproortion
- head is not going through pelvis good
fetal lie
relation of the long axis of the fetus to the long axis of the mother
- spines
fetal attitude
relation of the fetal body parts to one another
normal fetal attitude
general flexion with the chin flexes onto chest and the extremities flexed into the abdomen
why do we need to know fetal position
where to put the monitor
Liapolds can determine
lie
attitude
presentation
fetal station
measure of the degree of descent of the presenting part through the birth canal
what is 0 station
at the ischial spine
more engaged
more than 0
+
less engaged
+ 4/5 =
birth is imminent
why is squatting or sitting on a. ball good
open hips and push baby down
4 types of pelvis
gynecoid
android
anthropoid
platypelloid
normal female pelvic shape
gynecoid
effacement
the thinning and shortening of the cervix
dilation
force of contraction and pressure from presenting part make diameter expand from closed <1cm to complete 10 cm
primary vs secondary powers
primary: uterus contractions
secondary: maternal bearing down
Ferguson reflex
feeling the urge to push
why do we like left side lying
takes pressure off main vessels
anxiety and fear in birth
stimulates catacholmines release which causes ineffective contractions and dysfunctional labor
muslim possible culture requests
female only staff
very modest
jewish possible culture requests
kosher diet
Asian possible culture requests
fish and rice prepared by mom
Hispanic possible culture requests
evil eye
touch while giving compliment
TRUE ACTIVE LABOR
DILATION
EFFACEMENT
AND DESCENT OF FETUS
preceding labor
-primips
uterus drops 2 weeks before term
preceding labor
-multips (dropping)
may not happen until true labor is in process
why might we see bloody show
small capillaries on cervix rupture
Braxton hicks
practice contractions
factors involved with onset of labor
oxytocin
pressure on the cervix releases
oxytocin
production of prostaglandins do what
soften the cervix and dilate
labor
process of moving fetus, placenta, and membranes out of the uterus through birth canal
how many stages of labor
4
false vs true labor
true
- increase frequency of contractions
- back pain and radiates to front
- contractions continue with sleep
- walking increases contractions
- PROGRESSIVE EFFACTMENT
false
- decrease in frequency
- lower abdomen pain
- disappears with sleep
- NO CHANGE IN CERVIX
1st stage of labor
onset of contractions to full dilation
1st stage
- latent
0-5 cm
1st stage
- active
6 cm and up
once you get to 6cm
1 cm every hour
2nd stage
cervix is dilated to birth of infant
3rd stage
birth of infant to birth of placenta