Stages
terms of position
labor contractions
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A is for Acronyms
100
uterine contraction cause the cervical os to open
What is Stage I, dilation
100
used to compare the position of the fetal spinal cord to that of the woman
What is lie
100
they are also known as "false labor"
What is Braxton-Hicks contractions
100
AROM
What is artificial rupture of the membranes
100
FHR
What is fetal heart rate
200
The stage that begins when the baby is delivered
What is Stage III, placental
200
occurs when the head is well flexed against the fetal chest and the head is presenting
What is vertex
200
thinning of the softened cervix
What is effacement
200
procedure in which membranes are ruptured
What is amniotomy
200
LDRP
What is labor delivery recovery postpartum (room)
300
The "pushing" stage
What is Stage II, delivery
300
level of decent of the fetal presenting part into the birth canal
What is station
300
the phase in which the contraction builds
What is increment
300
the top of the fetal head appears on the perineum
What is crowning
300
SVE
What is sterile vaginal exam
400
the forth and final stage
What is Stage IV, recovery
400
ther fetus has both legs flexed at hip and knee, the buttocks is the presenting part
What is complete breech
400
the time at which the contraction is at full intensity
What is acme
400
placenta presents baby side out
What is "shiny Schultze"
400
SROM
What is spontaneous rupture of membranes
500
the three phases of the dilation stage
What is latent, active and transitional
500
term used when the presenting part can no longer be pushed up and out of the pelvis
What is engagement
500
opening of a softened cervix
What is dilation
500
process of the reproductive organs returning to normal
What is involution
500
the 4 P's
What is Passage, Passenger, Power, Psyche
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