Medical Tools
tool used to assist birth is a suction cup with a handle and a pump.
vacuum
Regular contractions leading to cervical change is called
Labor
uninterrupted time post birth
golden-hour
pain medication through the spine
epidural/ spinal tap
going past your due date
post date
a device placed inside a pregnant person's uterus to monitor uterine contractions during labor
intrauterine pressure catheter
general rule to contact the provider of labor
5-1-1
hormone responsible for uncontrollable shakes
adrenaline
Narcotics given during labor
stadol
demerol
morphine
water breaks before 37 weeks
PROM
inserted into the amniotic sac to break your water
amnihook
helps determine if cervical ripening is needed
Bishop Score
pieces of the placenta inside the birthing person
cutting the perineum
episiotomy
life-threatening complication that occurs during birth with placenta
Placental Separation
measures the heart rate and rhythm of your baby (fetus
fetal heart Monitor
manually starting labor through a vaginal exam
membrane sweep
helps baby transition in golden hour
skin to skin
ointment for newborn eyes
erythromycin
Complications of undue downward traction on the cord without suprapubic pressure
cord avulsion and uterine inversion
long, thin, curved metal tongs to birth baby
forceps
Multiparous patient: - 2h without descent/rotation (unmedicated) - 3h without descent/rotation (medicated) Nulliparous patient; - 3h without descent/rotation (unmedicated) - 4h without descent/rotation (medicated)
stalled labor
loosing over 500cc of blood
Postpartum hemoraghe
injection the promotes blood clotting factors
Vitamin K
Cardinal movements of labor
Engagement, Descent, Flexion, Internal Rotation, Extension, External rotation, Expulsion