Labor of Love
Before touching your patient belly to perform leopolds you should do this
What is ask the patient for permission to touch their belly ad assess baby's position.
An acronym for Electronic Fetal Monitoring, this standard procedure tracks the baby's heart rate and the mother's contractions simultaneously.
What is EFM
What is Epidural
This stage of labor is by far the longest and is divided into three distinct phases: latent, active, and transition.
What is the First Stage
This crowning achievement occurs during the pushing stage when this specific part of the baby first becomes visible and doesn't slip back inside between contractions.
what is crowning
When wondering what kind of risk factors your patient has in her pregnancy without asking her first you should do this
What is read the prenatal
Attached directly to the baby's scalp after the water breaks, an FSE provides the most accurate reading of the heart rate; FSE stands for this
What is Fetal Scalpe Electrode
This synthetic form of the hormone oxytocin is frequently delivered via IV to induce labor or speed up weak contractions.
What is Pitocin
The second stage of labor officially begins when the cervix is fully dilated and ends with this joyful event.
This is the average number of hours a first-time mother can expect to spend pushing during the second stage of labor.
what is 1-3 hours
If you patient arrives in labor to your unit and doesn't speak english or a language you are fluent in, you should do this
What is get an interpreter ASAP so you can communicate and educate
What is deceleration
To properly track labor progress, you must measure a contraction's frequency from the beginning of one contraction to this exact point.
What is the beginning of the next contraction?
The third stage of labor is relatively short and involves the detachment and delivery of this vital organ.
this is a position a patient be in to relieve pressure on her back while pushing or just laboring in general
what is hands and knees position
During the first stage of labor, this low, narrow part of the uterus must thin out and open to 10 centimeters.
What is the cervix
Doptones, continuous, and intermittent are terms used to describe what
What is fetal heart rate monitoring
Labor monitor that can rate the strength of the contractions insdie of the uterus
What is the intrauterine uterine pressure catheter (IUPC)
Often considered the final stage, this 10-letter medical term describes the first few hours after birth focused on maternal stabilization and uterine recovery.
What is postpartum
What is an episiotomy.
These periodic tightenings of the uterine muscle are measured by their duration and the frequency from the start of one to the start of the next
What are contractions
When a patient comes to you with this written down document, you realize you may be in for more than you bargained for. what is the document called
What is a Birth Plan
This is the specific term used to describe the highest point, or peak intensity, of a single contraction.
What is Acme
This phase, the intense finale of the first stage, occurs as the cervix dilates from 8 to 10 centimeters and is often marked by rapid, strong contractions and immense pressure
What is the transition phase
If a baby is born completely enclosed inside an intact amniotic sac, it is referred to by this rare, poetic 4-letter word.
What is in caul