Medical Tools
Labor Physiology
Immediate Postpartum
Interventions
Terminology
100

tool used to assist birth is a suction cup with a handle and a pump.

vacuum

100

Regular contractions leading to cervical change is called

Labor

100

uninterrupted time post birth

golden-hour

100

pain medication through the spine

epidural/ spinal tap

100

going past your due date

post date

200

a device placed inside a pregnant person's uterus to monitor uterine contractions during labor

intrauterine pressure catheter

200

general rule to contact the provider of labor

5-1-1

200

hormone responsible for uncontrollable shakes 

adrenaline

200

Narcotics given during labor

stadol

demerol

morphine

200

water breaks before 37 weeks

PROM

300

inserted into the amniotic sac to break your water

amnihook

300

helps determine if cervical ripening is needed

Bishop Score

300

pieces of the placenta inside the birthing person

retained fragments
300

cutting the perineum

episiotomy

300

life-threatening complication that occurs during birth with placenta

Placental Separation

400

measures the heart rate and rhythm of your baby (fetus

fetal heart Monitor

400

manually starting labor through a vaginal exam

membrane sweep

400

helps baby transition in golden hour

skin to skin

400

ointment for newborn eyes

erythromycin

400

Complications of undue downward traction on the cord without suprapubic pressure

cord avulsion and uterine inversion


500

long, thin, curved metal tongs to birth baby

forceps

500

Multiparous patient: - 2h without descent/rotation (unmedicated) - 3h without descent/rotation (medicated) Nulliparous patient; - 3h without descent/rotation (unmedicated) - 4h without descent/rotation (medicated)

stalled labor

500

loosing over 500cc of blood

Postpartum hemoraghe 

500

injection the promotes blood clotting factors

Vitamin K 

500

Cardinal movements of labor

Engagement, Descent, Flexion, Internal Rotation, Extension, External rotation, Expulsion