The period of increasing strength of a contraction

The period of the greatest strength of a contraction

The period of decreasing strength of a contraction

Full dilation of the cervix is ___.

Complete effacement of the cervix is ___.

Efface means to ___.

Dilate means to ___.

The amount of time the uterus relaxes between contractions.

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

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

Contractions should not occur more frequently than every ____.

Contractions should not last longer than ___.

The contraction interval should not be shorter than ____.

How the fetus is oriented to the mother's spine is called the ___.

The fetal ____ is normally one of flexion, with the head flexed forward and the arms and legs flexed.

This refers to the fetal part that enters the pelvis first.

The fetal head is neither flexed nor extended

The fetal legs are flexed at the hips and extend toward the shoulders; this is the most common type of breech position

The term used to describe how the head is oriented if the fetus is in a cephalic vertex position.

The _____ stations are above the ischial spines.

The ____ stations are below the ischial spines.

Determining fetal position and presentation by abdominal palpations.