Woman in Labor (1): 4 P's Flashcards
What are the 4 P’s?
- Passage
- Passenger
- Powers
- Psyche
is the series of events by which uterine contractions and
abdominal pressure expel a fetus and placenta from the uterus.
LABOR
It cause progressive dilatation of the cervix and create sufficient muscular uterine force to allow a baby to be pushed out into the extrauterine world.
REGULAR CONTRACTIONS
Who is the main passenger of labor?
FETUS
A woman’s psychological state which may either encourage or inhibit labor.
PSYCHE
It is the most important body part during labor
HEAD
The cranium is composed of _____ bones
EIGHT
Bones of cranium
1 Frontal Bone
2 Parietal Bone
2 Temporal
1 Occipital
1 Sphenoid
1 Ethmoid
the uppermost portion of
the skull
CRANIUM
They are the most important fetal skull
bones because they form the presenting part when the fetus is in cephalic
presentation.
FRONTAL, PARIETAL, OCCIPITAL
The fetal skull is not yet completely ossified at birth and
its bones are joined only by membranes so that spaces
actually exist between them.
These spaces are called ____
SUTURE LINES
Types of suture lines
SAGITTAL
FRONTAL
CORONAL
LAMBDOIDAL
Suture line located between 2 parietal bones
SAGGITAL SUTURE
Suture line located between two frontal bones
FRONTAL SUTURE
Suture line located between frontal and parietal bones
CORONAL SUTURE
Suture line located between parietal and occipital bones
LAMBDOIDAL SUTURE
The suture lines are important because
they allow the skull bones to overlap,
called ________
MOLDING
These are membrane covered spaces located between the intersections of suture lines.
FONTANELS
A type of fontanel that is formed by the intersection of the sagittal, frontal and coronal sutures. Diamond shaped and closes between 12 to 18 months of age.
ANTERIOR FONTANEL OR BREGMA
Fontanel that is formed by the
intersection of sagittal and lambdoidal sutures. It is triangular in shape and closes by 2 to 3 months of age.
POSTERIOR FONTANEL OR LAMBDA
The area between the two fontanelles is
called _____
VERTEX
The area over the frontal bone is
called the ________
SINCIPUT
The area over the occipital bone is called the _____
OCCIPUT
It helps determine the position and presentation of the fetus
LOCATION OF FONTANELS
Is a part of the fetal body that enters the true pelvis first and which is also the first part to come out during delivery.
PRESENTING PART
The presentation of the fetus is determined by ____
FETAL LIE & ATTITUDE
Types of fetal presentation
- Cephalic
- Breech
- Shoulder
- Compound
The head comes out first during delivery
CEPHALIC PRESENTATION
Occurs when the head is completely flexed so that the chin touches the chest. It is the most ideal type of
presentation.
VERTEX PRESENTATION
Occurs when the head is partially flexed and the anterior fontanel is the presenting part. Also called military position because it gives the
appearance of a military person at attention.
SINCIPUT PRSENTATION
Occurs when the head is extended or bent backward causing the
occipitomental diameter (13.5 cm) to be presented for delivery
BROW PRESENTATION
Occurs when the head is sharply extended causing the occiput to
come in contact with the back of the fetus.
FACE PRESENTATION
Occurs when head is hyperextended
with the chin as the presenting part.
CHIN PRESENTATION
Types of cephalic presentation
VERTEX
SINCIPUT
BROW
FACE
CHIN
The feet or buttocks come out first during delivery.
BREECH PRESENTATION
Types of breech presentation
FRANK
COMPLETE
FOOTLING
The fetus has the thighs tightly flexed on the abdomen; both the buttocks and the tightly flexed feet present to the cervix.
COMPLETE BREECH
Attitude is moderate because the hips are flexed, but the knees are extended to rest on the chest. The buttocks alone present to the cervix.
FRANK BREECH
Neither the thighs nor lower legs are flexed. One foot is presented (dangling)
FOOTLING BREECH
The presenting part is usually one of the shoulders (acromion process)
SHOULDER PRESENTATION
This presentation occurs when there is prolapsed of the fetal
hand alongside the vertex, breech or shoulder.
COMPOUND
It is the relationship between the long (cephalocaudal) axis of the fetal body and the long (cephalocaudal) axis of a woman’s body
FETAL LIE