Stages of Labor
Contractions open the cervix
What is stage one?
Head may appear lopsided or pointed
What is the Baby's head shape after birth?
The first month after the baby is born
What is the neonatal period?
A condition in which new mothers may feel very sad, cry a lot, have little energy, feel overly anxious about the baby, or have little interest in the baby
What is Postpartum Depression?
A system of rating the physical condition of a newborn baby.
What is the Apgar scale?
Birth of Baby
What is stage two?
Face is often puffy due to the birth process
What does the face look like after birth?
Forming emotional ties between parents and child
What is baby bonding?
The time following the baby's birth
What is the postnatal period?
Newborns are weighed, measured, and dried
What is a nurse examination?
The placenta is expelled
What is stage three?
Have fat cheeks, flat noses, receding chins.
What are 3 things that are apart of baby's appearence?
Less crying, blood pressure, stable heart, staying warm.
What is Golden Hour?
Mothers need to try to sleep when the baby sleeps.
What is a mother’s rest?
Heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, response to stimulation, and skin color
What are 5 factors that are checked when the baby is one and 5 minutes old?
usually 6-18 hours long
How long is stage one?
Fine, downy hair growing on newborn’s foreheads, backs, and shoulders
What is lanugo?
Causes a baby’s skin and eyes to look yellow
What is jaundice?
Light stretching and walking
What is exercise 6 weeks after birth?
Shot injected to prevent a rare bleeding disorder
What is vitamin K?
Relaxin hormone
How does the baby fit?
Baby acne caused by mother’s hormones
What is Milia?
High-calorie, high-protein early breast milk
What is colostrum?
Hormone level changes, feel lonely or irritable, may need support groups
What is Baby Blues?
Test taken to screen for diseases and disorders
What is the heel blood test?