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| Labor. Between the onset of the first stage and completion of the third stage |
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| late stage of pregnancy when the presenting part of the fetus sinks into the pelvis, and the fundus ceases to press on the diaphragm |
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| Preceding. Warning of approaching disease |
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| Opiate-like peptides produced naturally by the body at neural synapses in the central nervous system where they modulate transmission of pain perceptions |
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| Hormone secreted from posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which causes stimulation of the uterine myometrium. Also causes milk to be expressed in response to sucking |
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| Diminished oxygen tension in the body tissues |
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| The state of being deprived of oxygen |
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| An increase or addition in number, size, or extent; an enlargement |
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| The highest point; peak. The time of greatest intensity of a symptom or disease process |
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| The period in the course of a febrile disease when the fever subsides |
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| Location of the presenting part of the fetus in the birth canal |
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| Strips of paper used in pH tests |
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| Cervical cytology undertaken to determine the amount of estrogen in cervical mucous |
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| Infection of the membranes and amniotic fluid |
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| State when the fetal head enters the pelvic brim with both parietal eminences at the same level |
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| Fetal head entering the pelvic brim with one eminence before the other |
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| A timeline of "normal" labor commonly used by hospitals |
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| Blood-stained discharge at the onset of labor which comes from the cervical canal plug |
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| The relation of the long axis of the fetus to the long axis of the mother's uterus |
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| The part of the fetus which enters the pelvis first |
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| The relation of the fetal parts - head, spine, limbs - to each other, e.g. flexed, deflexed, extended |
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| Relation of a particular part of the fetus to a particular part of the mother's pelvis |
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| Defining of position based on relation to the anterior, transverse, or posterior portion of the pelvis |
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| The brow. The part of the skull between the coronal suture and the orbital ridges |
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| Anterior fontanelle; A kit-shaped membranous area in the head of the fetus and infant at the junction of the frontal, coronal, and sagittal sutures |
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| The chin; The denominator in the presentation |
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| A process of the scapula, which forms the point of the shoulder |
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| The buttocks; B. presentation: Longitudinal lie of the fetus in which the buttocks present in the lower pole of the uterus |
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| A phenomenon which occurs when people observed during a research study temporarily change their behavior or performance |
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| A method of preparation for labor aimed at preventing pain and modifying the perception of painful sensations accociated with normal childbirth |
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| Originator of "husband-coached" childbirth |
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| A method of preparation for natural childbirth based on Russian psychoprophylaxis techniques |
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| Over-breathing, in which an excessive amount of carbon dioxide is removed from the blood |
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| To provide counter traction to offset that exerted by the exit of a needle |
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| Using water to treat an ailment or condition |
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| The area extending from the pubic arch to the coccyx. Spec. the fibromuscular pyramid between the lower third of the vagina anteriorly, the anal canal posteriorly, and the ischial tuberosities laterally |
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| Pertaining to the perineum |
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| Acetone, acetacetic acid, and B-hydroxybutric acid. Metabolic by products |
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| Common and systematic maneuvers to determine the position of a fetus |
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| Surgical rupture of the amniotic sac for the induction of labor |
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| The material present in the fetal intestinal tract |
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| The portion of the cervix that bounds the ostium anteriorly intervening between ostium and the anterior vaginal fornix |
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| Pertaining to the external genital organs |
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| The junction of the parietal bones |
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| An arc corresponding to the pelvic axis, being a route which the fetus must take on its passage through the birth canal |
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| Doctor, research perinatologist, director or Latin American Center of Perinatology and Human Development, President-elect of International Federation of Gynocologists and Obstetricans |
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| Increase of intrathoracic pressure by forcible exhalation against the closed glottis |
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| A hernia of the bladder into the vagina, as a result of damage to the pelvic floor during childbirth |
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| A hernia of the rectum, caused by overstretching of the vaginal wall at childbirth |
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| An incision made into the thinned-out perineal body to enlarge the vaginal orifice during delivery |
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| Situated in the median plane or in the midline of a body or structure |
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| Pertaining to the midline and one side |
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| Sluggish. Uterine inertia: Inability of the uterine muscle to contract efficiently |
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| Abnormal or difficult labor |
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| Second stage of labor. Consist of: the descent, flexion, internal rotation, extension of the head, restitution, internal rotation of the shoulders, lateral flexion |
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| Obstruction of the fetal head during the second stage of labor |
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| Position of lying on one's back with legs apart and raised |
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| The amnion, which occasionally may not rupture, but envelopes the infant's head at birth |
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| Delivery of the fetal head by extending it upward and forward through the vulva, between contractions, by pressing with the tips of the fingers upon the perineum behind the anus |
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| A method of suctioning mucous from the fetus to reduce the risk of meconium aspiration |
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| Back of the neck; Nuchal cord: cord wrapped around the neck. Nuchal hand: hand presents along side the head |
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| The extreme thickening of the retraction of normal labor, which occurs when labor is obstructed |
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| The incision across the fundus of the uterus |
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| A rupture or splitting open, as of a surgical wound or of an organ or structure to discharge its contents |
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| Any symptom or circumstance indicating the inappropriateness of a form of treatment otherwise advisable |
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| Drugs used to arrest preterm labor |
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| The cord lies in advance of the presenting part, the membranes being ruptured |
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| Abnormally rapid action of the heart and pulse rate |
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| Abnormally slow heart beat |
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| An unusual or exaggerated allergic reaction of an organism to foreign protein or other substance |
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| Infection of the body by pathogenic bacteria |
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| Presentation of more that one part of the fetus |
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| When the fetal head suddenly retracts back against the mother's perineum after it emerges from the vagina; indicative of shoulder dystocia |
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| Laboring position in which the mother lies supine with her knees pulled up to her chest. Can help with shoulder dystocia |
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