Labor and Delivery Questions and Answers 2024
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 -Misnomer Mechanical Induction - -Sweeping membranes, stretching cervical opening manually or inflating a foley in cervical opening to dilate cervix
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