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Labor key words
Ass. clinical sciences
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Health Care
Professional
07/24/2013

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Term
Presenting part is the buttocks of the fetus
Definition
Breech presentation
Term
Forehead of the fetus is the presenting part
Definition
Brow presentation
Term
Gradual opening of the cervix during labor to allow fetal expulsion
Definition
Cervical dilatation
Term
First milky discharge from the lactating breast, rich in IgA
Definition
Colostrum
Term
Difficult labor: large fetus, small pelvis, shoulder/brow presentation
Definition
Dystocia
Term
Thinning of the cervix as the internal os is pulled up to the lower segment
Definition
Effacement
Term
Microcephaly, indistinct philtrum, maxillary hypoplasia and retardation
Definition
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Term
The foot is the presenting part as seen in some breech presentations
Definition
Footling
Term
4 steps in estimating the fundal height, back, presentation and brow
Definition
Leopold maneuvers
Term
When the fetus drops into the pelvis about two weeks before birth
Definition
Lightening
Term
Clear watery fluid that surrounds the fetus in the amniotic sac
Definition
Liquor
Term
Left Occipital Anterior
Definition
LOA
Term
most common presentation
Definition
LOA
Term
1st intestinal discharge in the neonate-dark green in color
Definition
Meconium
Term
Dark-green color of the liquor = fetal distress
Definition
Meconium-stained liquor
Term
Placenta which has invaded the uterine musculature, does not separate at the time of birth
Definition
Placenta accreta
Term
Infant born before 37 weeks and weighing less than 2.5 kg
Definition
Premature infant
Term
Onset of labor before the 37th week after the last menstrual period
Definition
Premature labor
Term
Rupture of the membranes prior to the onset of labor; seen in teenage pregnancies, single women and smokers; leading cause of premature births
Definition
Premature rupture of membranes
Term
perception by the mother of fetal movement
Definition
Quickening
Term
Part of the normal labor process as a result of cervical dilatation
Definition
Rupture of membranes
Term
Absence or weakness in the contraction of the uterus during labor
Definition
Uterine inertia
Term
The cheesy-like covering over the body of the newborn
Definition
Vernix
Term
Apex of the skull is the presenting part
Definition
Vertex
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