Labor Signs and Stages
Thinning of the cervix =______ and occurs in this phase?
What is effacement and stage one?
The critical period for organ formation
What is the first trimester
What is the longest phase of delivery for a mom who is giving birth?
What is stage one
Overall, stage four is the longest since it is recovery, and it can take 4-6 weeks for the uterus to return to its pre-pregnancy tone.
The hormone that produces breast milk
What is prolactin
What is considered post term for a baby?
What is after 42 weeks?
A sporadic contraction of the uterus that begins during the second trimester, not considered “real contractions”
What is…Braxton Hicks Contractions
What is. quickening?
Epidurals should be done in this phase
stage one
Your breast milk flows and you can feel it
what is letdown reflex?
What is considered a premature baby?
What is ...a baby born before 37 weeks?
Delivery of the placenta occurs here
What is stage 3?
Name two signs of FAS?
missing philtrum
thin upper lip
small eye
small palpebral fissures
between water birth and "land birth", IN A HOSPITAL, which is safer statistically?
what is water birth?
The cause of the onset of labor
What is a neurosecretory reflex involving oxytocin?
What defines a premature baby?
Being born before 37 weeks.
The stage of labor when you are dilated to 10cm - to the birth of the infant
What is...Stage 2
This causes a positive pregnancy test...
What is HCG?
The most common complication of pregnancy?
What is PPD?
The amount of extra calories you need when pregnant?
What is 250 or so?
Can a hot bath be a teratogen?
Yes, if the temperature is excessive.
The stage of labor 1-4hours after the delivery. This is the stage when it is important to bond with the baby, rest, eat something, and begin breastfeeding.
What is...Stage 4
This is the purpose of HCG.....
What is to keep the corpus luteum alive?
Anxiety and tearfulness after birth, which lasts for a week or so...
what is "Baby Blues"?
Name three actions of oxytocin?
What are bonding, trust, milk let down, uterine contractions?
What are the major complications of a premature baby
What are breathing and brain issues