PDF-NORMAL LABOR AND DELIVERY

Dr Rabea M Ali Definitions Labor is the process by which contractions of the gravid uterus expel the fetus A term pregnancy delivers between 37 and 42 weeks from the last menstrual per. (What do I do now?). Labor . Labor is the energy and effort used to push the baby out of the womb.. Dilation is when the cervix dilates from 0 – 10 cm.. Effacement is the thinning of the cervix.. Average length of labor for a first baby is 12 – 20 hours.. STAGES OF LABOR. *Stage 1—stage of dilation (lasts about 14 hours). Contractions begin—regular, 4-5 minutes apart. *Cervix dilates to 10 centimeters . *Effacement—process of cervix thinning and opening. Unit 3. Chapter 11. Objectives. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences . Bell Work. One thing that I learned as a child that I will never forget is….. Objectives. Discuss terminology of obstetrics. Discuss normal A&P changes during pregnancy. Discuss the OPQRST history and SAMPLE history specific to the pregnant patient.. Discuss APGAR score. Discuss process of physical assessment specific to pregnancy. 1. Introduction . The birth of child is a special and unique experience. No two deliveries are identical, and there is no way to predict how specific delivery is going to go. . However, we can know the stages of the birth process and what to generally expect.. . The process is completed within 18 hours and no complications arise.. PhD in MCH. Dr. . Areefa. SM . Albahri. PhD in MCH. Initiation of labor. :. The . exact mechanism that initiates labor is unknown. . The home stretch of pregnancy Preparing for delivery Dr. Christy Capet Nurse Line: 512-533-4121 Emergency Line: 512-323-5465 Am I in Labor? Follow the 5-1-1 Rule: Contractions every 5 minutes Lasting DELIVERY . PRETERM DELIVERY. PRETERM . DELIVERY. OVERVIEW. Etiology. Neonatal complications. Treatment. PRETERM . DELIVERY. Definition - labor prior to 37 weeks. ’. . gestation. Frequency - 12 %. 500,000 preterm births annually. Developing a National Strategy. Tina Johnson, CNM, MS. American College of . Nurse-Midwives. Goals of ACNM’s Normal Birth Initiative. Promote healthy, normal physiologic birth as the standard of care for “low risk” women. Done by :. batool. . basyouni. Postoperative complications. Infection. Women undergoing caesarean section have a . 5–20-fold. greater risk of an infectious complication when compared with a vaginal . The labor and birth process is usually . straight forward. , but sometimes complications arise that . may . need immediate . attention.. Complications . can occur during any part of the labor process.. Case Presentation. Intended Learning . Outcomes. A student should be able to:. Differentiate between the signs and symptoms of true and false labor. Perform . the initial assessment of the laboring patient. Definitions. Labour. is the process by which a viable . foetus. i.e. at the end of 28 weeks or more is expelled or is going to be expelled from the uterus.. Delivery means actual birth of the . foetus. Professor . Muhsin. -AL-. Sabbak. Basrah. Medical School. Definition:- . Normal vaginal delivery means spontaneous birth of single term a life fetus on vertex presentation without the use of any instrumentation, episiotomy considered normal..