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PPN 301 WEEK 4 STUDY SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PPN 301 WEEK 4 STUDY SET QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
What are the 5 P's of labour?
Passenger, Passage, Powers, Position, Psyche
What is a cephalic/vertex fetal presentation?
Head as presenting part
What is a breech presentation?
Buttocks or feet as presenting part
What is a shoulder/tranverse fetal position?
Shoulder as presenting part
What is a frank breech presentation?
The buttocks is presenting. Feet are against the face.
What is a complete breech?
Butt down, thighs and legs flexed
What is a single footing breech?
Butt down with one leg exposed
What is a longitudinal fetal lie?
Long axis of fetus is parallel to long axis of mother
What is a transverse fetal lie?
Long axis of fetus is perpendicular
What is an oblique fetal lie?
Fetal lie is at an angle between transverse and longitudinal lie
What is fetal attitude?
, Relationship of fetal head to its spine
What is complete flexion?
When the chin of the fetus is flexed and touches sternum
What is moderate flexion?
"Military position" - chin is not touching chest but is in an alert position
What is a deflection or extension fetal lie?
Back is arched and head is extended
What is a gynecoid pelvis?
Classic female type, Flat O
What is an android pelvis shape
Heart shaped, resembling male pelvis
What is an anthropoid pelvis shape?
Oval shaped, resembling the pelvis of anthropoid apes
What is a platypelloid pelvis shape?
Flat shaped, flat pelvis
What are primary powers
Involuntary uterine contractions
What is the Ferguson Reflex?
Neuroendocrine reflex in which the fetal distension of the cervix stimulates a
series of neuroendocrine responses leading to oxytocin production
How does position affect women's anatomical and physiological adaptations to
labour?
- Relieve fatigue
- Increase comfort
- Improve circulation
Characteristics of true labour
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