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Labour And Delivery New 2023-2024 / QuestionsAnd Answers Graded (A+)
Quiz :lightening - Answer : descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that
occurs late in pregnancy
Quiz :Braxton Hicks Contractions - Answer : intermittent painless uterine
contractions that occur with increasing frequency as the pregnancy progresses
Quiz :effacement - Answer : Thinning and shortening or obliteration of the
cervix that occurs during late pregnancy or labor or both.
Quiz :process of labor - Answer : passageway, passengers, powers, position of
mother, psyche
Quiz :linea terminalis - Answer : pelvic inlet
Quiz :attitude - Answer : relationship of fetal body parts to one another
Quiz :flexion - Answer : at term, the ideal attitude for the fetal body is this
Quiz :fetal position - Answer : the relationship of the occiput, sacrum, chin, or
scapula of the fetus to the front, back, or sides of the mother's pelvis
Quiz :oligohydramnios - Answer : too little amniotic fluid often indicative of
fetal urinary tract defect
Quiz :fetal lie - Answer : relationship of the cephalocaudal (head-to-buttocks)
axis of the fetus to the cephalocaudal axis of the mother
Quiz :fetal presentation - Answer : that part of the fetus that first enters the
pelvis and lies over the inlet (head, face, breech, or shoulders) describes the
part that will bein contact with the cervix
Quiz :hypoxia - Answer : insufficient availability of oxygen to meet metabolic
needs is indicated by nonreassuring FHR patterns
Quiz :meconium or meonium staining - Answer : first stools of the infant:
vscid, sticky, dark greenish brown, almost black, sterile, odorless) being
released from the fetal rectum in response to hypoxia
, Quiz :engagement - Answer : occurs when the biparietal diameter of the fetal
head crosses the inlet of the pelvis
Quiz :descent - Answer : downward progress of the presenting part
Quiz :internal rotation - Answer : enables the fetal head to progress through
the maternal pelvis
Quiz :extension - Answer : occurs when the occiput passes under the
symphysis pubis
Quiz :restitution - Answer : as soon as the head is delivered, it moves to
realign with the body and shoulders
Quiz :external rotaiton - Answer : occurs as the shoulders and body move
through the birth canal, using the same maneuvers as the head
Quiz :expulsion - Answer : the body of the infant leaves the pelvis
Quiz :first stage of L&D - Answer : dilation; early latent phase 0-3 cm dilation;
mid-active phase, 4-7 cm; transitional phase, 7-10 cm
Quiz :second stage of L&D - Answer : delivery, average length is 30 minutes to
2 hours
Quiz :third stage of L&D - Answer : delivery of the placenta
Quiz :oxytocin - Answer : hormone produced by the pituitary gland, drug that
stimulates uterine contractions, thus acelerating childbirth and preventing
postdelivery hemorrhage, causes uterus to contract
Quiz :fourth stage of L&D - Answer : stabilization, 2-4 hours monitored
Quiz :apgar score - Answer : done at 1 and 5 minutes of age, criteria includes
heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and skin color.
Low score indicates serious problems that may require resuscitation. High
score indicates good condition 8-10 is considered optimal
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