Lecture 17 - Normal Birth Flashcards
(23 cards)
what are the 4 phaes of parturition and the 3 stages of labour?
key players in labour?
how does the myometrium work?
progesterone, estrogen, oxytocin and prostogalndins in labour?
what are the physiological processes of labour nad the associated anatomical changes?
describe quiescences, what factors contribute to it?
describe activation,
during activation there is upegulaton of myometrium, this happens in 2 ways explain
role of progesterone in pregnacny?
what do oxytocin, estrogen, and prostoglandins do in activation?
what happens during stimulation?
how does effacement and cervical remodelling work and when does it occur
what happens to the membranes during labour?
what triggers labour?
describe whats going on here - draw it
what is labour? what are the two key componetns
yes
no
describe the active and latent stages of labour
describe the second stage of labour
describe involution
what happens during the third stage of labour?
overall? - parturition 1