Trained professional, usually non-medical who offers physical and emotional support during pregnancy, labor and/or postpartum.
What is a doula?
100
When a mother visualizes what is happening inside her body such as picturing the baby moving down the birth canal.
What is visualization or guided imagery?
100
Uterus tightening and relaxing during pregnancy in preparation for birth; can cause mild to moderate discomfort.
What is Braxton-Hicks contractions?
100
First milk that a new mom produces many times known as "baby super food" because it provides everything newborns need, is easy to digest, and protects baby from sickness.
What is Colostrum?
100
Continuous support for women during labor and childbirth.
What is Beneficial?
200
Large rubber ball typically available in sports or fitness stores that women can sit or lean on during labor.
What is a birth ball?
200
Focusing on a specific object that can help the mother through contractions. Could include the father/partners face, and object in the room, picture of an other child or the ultrasound picture of the baby.
What is a focal point.
200
Purposeful
Anticipated
Intermitted
Normal/Needed
What is Pain during labor and birth?
200
Baby opens his mouth, sticks out his tongue, or may make sucking sounds. Baby could also bring his hands to his mouth, or may turn his head toward the mother's breast.
What are early hunger signs?
200
Withholding food and drink from women in labor.
What is Unlikely to be Beneficial?
300
When the baby is facing his mother's front in the womb.
What is posterior position?
300
When water is used to help the mother feel more comfortable.
What is hydrotherapy?
300
Passageway
Passenger
Power
Psyche
What are the 4 P's of Labor
300
The last hunger sign a baby may use.
What is crying?
300
Routine intravenous infusions in labor.
What is Unlikely to be Beneficial?
400
Cervix opening up to allow the baby's head to pass through it and into the birth canal; the diameter of the opening is measured in centimeters from 0-10.
What is dilation
400
Standing, hands and knees, side-lying, forward-leaning, lunging, squatting to name a few.
What are labor and birth positions?
400
Early labor
Active labor
Transition
What are the phases of the first stage of labor?
400
Sore nipples during a breastfeed.
What is a sign of poor latch?
400
Routine nursery care for babies in hospital.
What is Harmful?
500
Commonly known as the "womb," this muscular organ expands during pregnancy to hold the baby and its support system; the contraction of the muscle during labor opens the cervix and pushes the baby through he birth canal
What is uterus?
500
A woman who provides emotional and physical support during labor and birth.
What is a birth doula.
500
First stage
Second stage
Third stage
Fourth Stage
What are the stages of labor?
First stage - 0-10 cm
Second stage - pushing and birth
Third stage - delivery of the placenta
Fourth stage - Sacred hour post birth
500
Sacred Hour.
What is the first hour after birth when a mom and baby are kept skin-to-skin while hospital procedures are delayed.