Labor
This is the stage that ends with full dilation of the cervix
Transition
A result of alterations in the length of the cervix, expulsion of uterine products occurs...
Cervical Insufficiency
For you to breathe, Oxygen much hitch a ride with me...
Hemoglobin
Post-birth discharge containing blood, mucus, and uterine tissue..
lochia
The "powerhouse" for the fetus
Placenta
When the fetal head descends into the pelvis in preparation for delivery and the name of a common weather phenomenon
Lightening
over the cervical os
The value I am concerned with if my "blood counts" are low...
Hematocrit
The performing of these exercises will strengthen the pelvic muscles following delivery..
Kegels
The opening to the uterus
Cervix
Just prior to delivery, new moms often feel a boost of energy and become concerned with cleaning and organizing.
Nesting
This condition is characterized by rapid uterine growth and a lack of products of conception
Gestational Trophoblastic disease
The value of life...
HCG
Administered 72 hours of delivery for Mother's who are RH-
At 20 weeks, the fundus should be palpable at what location?
Umbilicus
A fetus that is sitting along the x-axis is said to be what?
Transverse
This is the main concern when the placenta displaces..
DIC
I go to war against neural tube defects
Folic Acid
Parent-baby bonding...
"Kangaroo care"
A cut through the perineum that often allows the baby's head to pass..
episiotomy
Abdominal Palpation of the fetal presenting part...
Leopold Maneuvers
This complication is often demonstrated by sharp, referred shoulder pain...
Fallopian Tube Rupture
often the cause of spontaneous abortion in the second child...and thereafter...
RH Factor
An intervention to aid with a "boggy" uterus
Uterine massage
Dark, red, vaginal drainage for the first three days following delivery
rubra