Types of doulas - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSG 401 OB EXAM ONE NOTES May 5, 2016 OB class notes How to take care of the laboring patient: ▪ Three stages of labor: 1. 0-10cm – first stage is divided into three phases (Early latent 0-3, active 4-7, trans 8-10cm) 2. Pushing (could take a couple of hours) 3. Placenta needs to be delivered (10-20mins- worried about hypovolemic shock) 4. Recovery stage (takes about 2 hours to make sure they are safe) ▪ Go through triage first-how do we know if they are in labor? Cont...