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| define fetal attitude, lie, and presentation |
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attitude: posturing of the joints and relation of fetal parts to one another (all joints in flexion is normaL)
lie: referes to the longitudinal axis of the fetus in relation to the mothers
presentation: describes the part of the fetus lying over the inlet of the pelvis or at the cervical os |
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| what type of breech is the easiest to deliver? |
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| define position, engagement, and station |
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position- the relation of the point of reference to one of the eight octanes of the pelvic inlet
engagement- occurs when biparietal diameter is at or below the inlet of the true pelvis
station: references the presenting part to the level of the ischial spines measures in plus or minus centimeters |
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| uterine contractions that do not cause dilation and effacement of the cervix |
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| true labor generally occurs naturally between weeks ? |
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| what is the first stage of labor? |
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| onset of contraction through complete dilation and effacement of the cervix (first 10-14 hours) |
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| what is the second stage of labor? |
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| onset with complete dilation and effacement and ends with delivery of the baby. |
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| what is the third stage of labor? |
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| begins with birth of baby and ends with delivery of the placenta |
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| what is the widest pelvic diameter available for the widest part of the fetal head? |
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| occiput transverse position |
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| intermittent fetal monitoring occurs every ___ mins for low risk patients in the active phase of labor, and every ___ min in second stage |
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| what is a primary cause of uterine atony? |
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| what is the most common risk factor for shoulder dystocia? |
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| use of vacuum or forceps to achieve the delivery |
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| what is the first action in a shoulder dystocia delivery? |
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| what type of lie cannot be delivered vaginally? |
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