Preparing your body by easing your mind Welcome Our goals for this class Learn about the process of labor and delivery Connect with your support person Discover options available for your childs birth ID: 916957
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Celebrate the life you are growing
Preparing your body by
easing your mind
Slide2Welcome!Our goals for this class:
Learn about the process of labor and deliveryConnect with your support personDiscover options available for your child’s birth
Slide3Belly anatomy
Slide4The last trimester
TiredVaricose veinsInsomniaLeg crampsSwellingShortness of breath
Frequent urination
Pregnancy brain
Slide5Emotional?
Is the baby OK?Is mom going to be OK in labor?What is labor really going to be like?I am so excited!I am so nervous to be a parent!
Will I know when I’m in labor?
Will we make it to the hospital on time?
Will I be pregnant forever?
I am so ready to be done!
How is life really going to change?
I just feel like eating!
Slide6Dilation, Effacement, and Station
Dilation is measuring the opening of the cervix around the baby’s head. Measured in centimeters from 1-10.Effacement is the thinning of the cervix. It is measured in percentages from 0-100 percent.Station is how far your babies head has descended into your pelvis. -4 is high +4 is ready to deliver.
Slide7ContractionsWhat’s happening?
How do they feel?Where do you feel them?
Slide8True vs Warm- Up Contractions
Eventually tighten the uterus
Usually cause pressure on lower back or belly
Last longer over time
Become stronger over time
Grow closer together
Do not stop when you change activity
Cause the cervix to thin and open
Tighten portions of the uterus
Don’t usually cause back pressure
Ease up over time
Lose intensity over time
Have no regular pattern
May stop when you rest or change positions
Do not cause the cervix to change
Slide9How is labor pain different than other pain?
Not caused by injury or illnessIntensifies graduallyComes and goes
Slide10Pain Scale Handout
Slide11Timing contractionsStart to start
Slide12Will my labor begin with my water breaking?
High or Low leak
?
Slide13Labor starts when you and your baby are ready!
Slide14MovieChapter 2, Section 1-3
Slide15Preterm labor
ContractionsChange in vaginal dischargePelvic pressureLow, dull backacheCramps that feel like your periodYour water breaks
Any signs of labor before 37 weeks, call your provider or hospital!
Slide16Early laborFlu-like symptoms
Menstrual-like crampsDiarrheaBackache that comes and goesMild contractions that become closer togetherJust feeling “off”
Can last 6-12 hours
Slide17Have a PlanStay home
Take a walkRelax/sleepEat and drink to comfortStart cleansing breathsTake pictures
Slide18It’s time to go to the hospital when:
You have any signs of labor before 37 weeksContractions are 3-5 minutes apart, lasting for 1 minute, for one hourYou have excessive pain or excessive bleedingYour water breaks
Slide19Going to the hospitalCall Labor and Delivery
at 507-594-2667Enter through the Emergency Department
Slide20Once you arrive in your roomChange clothes
Fetal monitorCervical examIV or Hep LockSettle in