Labor and Delivery Questions and Answers 2023 /2024
Stage One of Labor - Dilation of Cervix; opening measures 10 centimeters (4 inches) and water breaks Postpartum care - The medical help a mother receives during the six to eight weeks following childbirth Vacuum extraction - Technique that uses suction to help the doctor move the baby down the birth canal Stillbirth - Loss of a baby after week 20 of pregnancy Certified nurse-midwives - Persons who are specially trained to deliver babies but not handle problem deliveries Stage Two of Labor - Delivery of the baby Stage Three of Labor - Delivery of the Placenta (called afterbirth) Transition - Most difficult part of labor when contractions last 90 seconds and are spaced closely together Caesarean Section - Delivery method in which the mother's abdomen and uterus are surgically opened to remove the baby. Lightening - Change in the baby's position that indicates birth is nearing Dilation - The opening of the cervix during labor
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