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Thinning of the cervix; measured in a percentage

Opening of the cervix; measured in centimeters

the internal opening of the cervical canal into the uterus

the external opening of the cervical canal

Period of increasing strength of a uterine contraction

Period of greatest strength of a uterine contraction

Period of decreasing strength of a uterine contraction

The elapsed time from the beginning of one contraction until the beginning of the next

The elapsed time from the beginning of a contraction until the end of the same contraction

The approximate strength of the contraction. Described as mild, moderate, or strong

The amount of time the uterus relaxes between contractions

Contractions should not occur more frequently than every ______________ minutes

Contractions should not last longer than ________ seconds

Contractions should have intervals shorter than __________ seconds

If a woman starts pushing before her cervix is fully dilated, it could cause what?

A process by which a health care team allows a laboring woman whose cervix is 10 cm dilated, to hold back from pushing until she has a natural urge or readiness to deliver is urgent.

The fetal head is composed of several bones separated by strong connective tissue, called ______

a soft spot remaining at the junction of sutures that usually closes after birth

A diamond-shaped area formed by the intersection of four sutures (frontal, sagittal, and two coronal)

A triangular depression formed by the intersection of three sutures (one sagittal and two lambdoid)

Shaping of the fetal head during movement through the birth canal.

the relation of the long axis (spine) of the fetus to the long axis (spine) of the mother

relation of fetal body parts to one another; normally one of flexion, with the head flexed forward and the arms and legs flexed

A delivery in which the head of the newborn comes out first.

Fetal head is neither flexed nor extended

The fetal head is partly extended. The longest diameter of the fetal head is presenting. This presentation is unstable and tends to convert to either a vertex or a face presentation.

The head is fully extended and the face presents

The fetal legs are flexed at the hips and extend toward the shoulders; this is the most common type of breech presentation. The buttocks present at the cervix

A reversal of the cephalic presentation, with flexion of the head and extremities. Both feet and the buttocks present at the cervix.

one or both feet are present first at the cervix

dislodging of thick cervical mucus plug at end of pregnancy, which is a sign of beginning of labor

spontaneous rupture of membranes

artificial rupture of membranes

intermittent painless uterine contractions that occur with increasing frequency as the pregnancy progresses

the sensation of the fetus moving from high in the abdomen to low in the birth canal

level of presenting part of the fetus in relation to an imaginary line between ischial spines

sitting on one buttocks, grunting sounds, bearing down, bulging of the perineum, "the baby is coming"

manual stretching of the perineum in preparation for childbirth

a method of abdominal palpation used to determine fetal position or placement within the uterus

Normal fetal heart rate

electronic fetal monitoring

the fluctuation or constant changes in the baseline FHR above and below the baseline

temporary, abrupt increases of at least 15 beats/min above the baseline FHR that lasts at least 15 seconds

Begins and ends with the contraction; FHR decreases below baseline as contraction starts to increase; is a mirror image of contraction (low point when contraction at high point)

Begins after the beginning of the contractions and FHR does not return to baseline until after the contraction ends

begin and end abruptly, V, W, or U shaped, usually suggests umbilical cord is around the fetal neck

more than five contractions in 10 minutes, averaged over a 30-min window

incision into the amnion (rupture of the fetal membrane to induce labor; a special hook is generally used to make the incision)

Evaluation of body fluids using a test swab to determine the fluid's pH; urine exhibiting an acidic result and amniotic fluid exhibiting an alkaline result

estrogens in amniotic fluid cause crystallization of the salts ; crystals appear as a blade of fern

trial of labor after cesarean

vaginal birth after cesarean section

appearance of the top of the baby's head during labor

Dilation and effacement of the cervix

begins with complete dilation of the cervix and ends with delivery of the infant

begins with delivery of infant and ends with delivery of placenta

recovery stage

1st part of the 1st stage of labor, lasts 4-6h, pt talkative and eager

2nd part of the 1st stage of labor, lasts 2 - 6h

3rd part of the 1st stage of labor, last 30 min - 2 hours

Vitamin K

a severe eye infection contracted in the birth canal of a woman with gonorrhea or chlamydia