Flashcards in Test 2 Ch 4 Deck (27)
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What is the first stage of birth?
Cervix dilating
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What is the late first stage of birth?
Cervix is fully dilating and amniotic fluid sac has ruptured
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What is the second stage of birth
Birth of infant
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What is the third stage of birth
Delivery of the placenta
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What is afterbirth?
When the placenta, umbilical cord, etc are detached and expelled
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True or false, 99% of U.S births occur in hospitals
True
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91% of births are attended by ____
Physicians
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What makes a midwife different from a nurse
More time with patient in prenatal period
More emphasis on counseling & education
More emotional support to mothers
Present during entire birth process
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What does a doula do?
Provide continuous care before, during, and after childbirth
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____ is used to relive pain during childbirth
Analgesia
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Why is anesthesia used?
To block sensation
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Numbs from the waist down
Epidural block
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What is oxytocin
Synthetic hormone used to stimulate contractions
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What is anoxia and what does it do to the newborn
It's a lack of oxygen and occurs when the mother has contractions
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_____ ______ protects newborns from heat loss
Vernix caseosa
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What is the breech position?
When the baby is coming out ass first instead of head first
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What is the apgar scale?
As assessment of the health of the newborn 1-5 min after birth
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What categorizes as a low birth weight
Less that 5 1/2 lbs at birth
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What are preterm infants
Babies born three weeks or more before pregnancy has reached it's full term
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What are small for date babies
Babies who's birth weight is low for what's considered normal at the length of pregnancy
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What is kangaroo care?
Skin to skin contact between mom and baby
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What is the brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale
A test performed within 24-36 hours after birth-assess neurological development
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Neonatal intensive care until network nonbehavioral scale
An offspring of NBAS, it's a more comprehensive analysis of the newborn
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How long does the period after childbirth does the mother physically as psychologically adjust to chilsldbirth
6 weeks
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Process by which uterus returns to pre-pregnant size
Involution
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Characterized by strong feelings of sadness, anxiety or despair in the new mother, making every day tasks difficult
Postpartum
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