Labor and Delivery 129 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated 2024 | Guaranteed A+

Amniotomy - ️️Breaking the bag of waters Amnioinfusion - ️️Infusing sterile fluid into the uterine cavity to dilute meconium stained fluid or alleviate pressure on the umbilical cord Leopold's Maneuver - ️️Four maneuvers used to determine position of the baby External version - ️️Attempt to turn breech fetus to cephalic position Induction and Augmentation of labor - ️️To initiate or strengthen uterine contractions to hasten delivery Signs of Labor Onset- Premonitory - ️️-Increased Braxton Hick contractions -Lightening -Increased vaginal secretions -Bloody show -Increase in energy level -Weight loss True Labor Signs - ️️-Contractions become progressively closer together -Contractions dilate and efface cervix False Labor (Prodromal Labor) - ️️-Contractions do not result in observable dilation and effacement of the cervix