Stages of Labor
Name the 3 signs of placental separation.
What are a gush of blood, lengthening of umbilical cord, and rising of uterus into a ball shape?
This is the cause of late decelerations.
What is uteroplacental insufficiency?
Name one reason for a late amniocentesis.
What is to check fetal lung maturity?
Name one drug used for a local anesthetic.
What is xylocaine?
This is a non-pharmacological intervention to handle back labor.
What is sacral pressure?
Name the three phases of the first stage of labor (include the dilation).
What are the latent phase (0-3cm), active phase (4-7cm) and transition (8-10cm)?
This type of deceleration is caused by fetal head compression.
What are early decelerations?
This is the most common diagnostic test performed during pregnancy.
What is an ultrasound?
This is the most common complication experienced by woman who have an epidural.
What is hypotension?
This is the name for light massage to the abdomen during contractions.
What is effleurage?
The second stage of labor begins with ______and ends with__________.
What is 10 cm dilated and birth of the baby?
On the fetal monitor, this is the most important predictor of adequate fetal oxygenation during labor.
What is variability?
This L:S ratio indicates that the fetus' lungs are not yet mature.
What is <2:1?
This is the name of the procedure where the patient's blood is injected to form a clot to stop a spinal headache.
What is a blood patch?
This is the use of water to assist with labor pain.
What is hydrotherapy?
This is the most important assessment to make during the fourth stage of labor.
What is assessing for firmness of fundus?
This is the first nursing intervention for both variable and late decelerations.
What is change maternal position?
Describe the criteria for a reactive non-stress test.
What is the FHR increases 15 beats above baseline for 15 seconds 2x in 20 minutes?
This is the type of anesthesia that has the most risk for both the mom and the fetus.
What is general anesthesia?
Your patient is c/o rectal pressure during labor. What could this indicate?
What is she is completely dilated and ready to push?
This is traditionally the hardest phase of labor.
What is the transition phase?
The infant was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. What fetal heart pattern was observed prior to his birth?
What are variable decelerations?
This is the criteria for a positive one hour fetal movement count.
What is 4 distinct fetal movements within one hour?
Name one complication that can occur if a pregnant woman receives narcotics too close to delivery?
What is respiratory depression in the infant?
Your patient is c/o rectal pressure after delivery. What could this indicate?
What is a hematoma?