Under sterile conditions = use of hook to perform amniostomy
Amniotomy
Artificial rupture of the membrains (AROM)
Birth center
Birth Plan
Is a written documentation which expectant mom expresses her desires for labor + birth
Birthing room
in which both labor + delivery take place
Braxton Hicks
false labor (painless short irregular)
Cervical OS
Mouth of the cervix
Colostrum
Crowning
Woman to push - rectum dialates = perineum bulges - top of head appears
dialation
1 to 10 cm = cervix opening
duration
length of each contraction
effacement
engagement
is the term used when the fetal head has moved down in birth canal + no longer be moved or
engorgement
epidural
common method of anesthesia cath inserted dural space spinal column
episiotomy
incision in perineum / which enlarges the vaginal opening for easy delivery
fetal monitor
used to record 120 - 160 bpm rate + quality of FHR during + b4 contractions
frequency
fundus
upper curve of the uterus
intensity
strength of contraction
interval
time from start of one contraction until the start of the next one
intrapartum
time period during which labor + delivery take place
involution
reproductive organs return to non pregnant state
labor
series of events during a woman's uterus contracts and expels a fetus + completes the birthing process
labor contractions
lactation
lie
normal lie = longitudinal (up + down) transverse = he cannot be delivered. Term used to compare the position of the fetal spinal cord to that of the woman
lightening
the settling of the fetus into the pelvis 2 - 3 weeks before birth
lochia
vaginal discharge that occurs following delivery blood/tissue metallic smell
lochia alba
lochia rubra
first 2 days mostly red + bloody (slight metallic smell)
lochia serosa
nuchal cord
loops of cord wrapped around babies neck
postpartum
presentation
refers to the Body part of fetus that lies closest to the pelvis + will enter birth canal
show
the loss of sticky mucus plug seals the cervix during pregnancy
Stages of labor
I. Dialation = uterine contractions cause the mouth of the cervix to open + move fetus toward into the birth canal. I. latent. II. Active. III. Transitional.
II. Expulsion = uterine contractions continue + increase in intensity until the baby is delivered through the vaginal opening
III. Placental: expelling of placenta after delivery
tocodynamometer
a pressure sensitive device used to monitor the frequency of contractions Increment - acme - decrement
Uterine contractions
causes the cervical OS of the cervix to dilate and move the fetus toward into the birth canal
station
refers to the level of descent of the fetal presenting part into the birth canal