Labor Stages
What are the three stages of labor? In order
What is dilation, expulsion, and after birth
What are the stages of prenatal development (3)
1. Zygote
2. Embryo
3. Fetus
What are the different ways to deliver?
- Vaginal (Natural)
- Cersarean Section (C-Section)
What are some types of birth defects?
- Blood disorders
- Metabolic Disorders
- Chromosomal Errors
- Congenital
- Recessive Inheritance
- Dominant Inheritance
- X-Links
- Multi-factorial Inheritance
- Prenatal Damage
First month
First months (Weeks 1-4):
- Cell multiplication begins
- Egg attaches to the uterine lining
- Heart begins to beat
What is the longest stage of labor?
What is dilation
How long does the prenatal period last?
40 weeks
What are available pain management options?
- Epidural
- Spinal Block
- Heredity
- Environmental
- Combination of both
Second month
Weeks: 5-8
- Face, eyes and ear begin to take shape
- Limbs start to grow
- Brain is formed
What is the shortest stage of labor?
What is after birth
What is the first trimester?
The most critical
- Greatest time of risk regarding birth defects
Where are places someone can deliver?
- Birthing room/ delivery room (in hospital)
- Operating room
- Birthing center
- Home
What lifestyle changes can the mother make to avoid birth defects as much as possible?
- Quit smoking
- No drinking
- Eating a balanced diet
- Working out
- Low stress when possible
Third month
Weeks: 9-13
- Bones are growing
- Kidneys are working
- Fingers and toes are almost complete
- Baby drops lower
- Amniotic fluid breaks
- Mucus plug is expelled
What is the second trimester?
Quickening growth occurs & increased organ development
- The easiest trimester
True or False:
Contractions stop/slow down when walking
FALSE
What are the two ways to test for birth defects?
- Ultrasound
- Amniocentesis
Seventh Month
Weeks: 27-30
- Fetus is active in utero
- Lungs have fully matured
- Bones are starting to harden (not skull still)
What are some possible positions of the fetus in utero?
- Normal (head first, face down)
- Breech (feet or buttocks first)
- Posterior (head first, face up)
- Transverse (Laying sideways)
What is the third trimester?
Lanugo and vernix begin to go away
True or False:
Low back pain below the waist is a sign of labor
TRUE
What helps in the natural prevention of neural tube defects?
Folic Acid
Ninth Month:
- Gains half a pound each week
- Facial features are clear
- Can recognize mothers voice
- Lungs still work to mature