PPN 301 - Week 5-Study Guide
Preterm Labour - Answer preterm cervical changes and regular uterine contractions occurring
between 20 and 37 weeks
preterm birth - Answer any birth occurring before completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy
PROM (premature rupture of membranes) - Answer spontaneous rupture of the amniotic sac
and leakage of amniotic fluid beginning before the onset of labor at any gestational age
PPROM - Answer ruptured membranes in preterm pregnancy (before 37 weeks) before the
onset of labour
dystocia - Answer Abnormally slow labour
5 Ps of labour - Answer Passenger
Passageway
Powers
Position of labouring patient
Psychological response
Two types of latent phase disorders - Answer Hypertonic
hypotonic
Two types of active phase disorders - Answer Protraction disorders - slow progression of
labour
Arrest disorders - no progression of labour
What are the 6 types of abnormal labour patterns - Answer Prolonged latent phase
Protracted active phase dilation
Secondary arrest
Protracted descent
Arrested descent
Failure of descent
, pelvic dystocia - Answer Contractures of pelvic diameters that reduce the capacity of the bony
pelvis, inlet, midpelvis, or outlet
soft tissue dystocia - Answer Results from obstruction of the birth passage by an anatomic
abnormality other than that of bony pelvis
What are the two types of Dystocia - Answer Pelvic Dystocia and soft tissue Dystocia
CPD (cephalopelvic disproportion) - Answer condition when the baby's head is too big for the
birth canal
Three types of breech presentation - Answer Complete- butt and feet present
Frank- only butt first
Footling- feet first
Malposition - Answer Bad positioning of fetal head
version - Answer Turning of the fetus by HCP. Can be internal or external
External Cephalic Version (ECV) - Answer Procedure involving external manipulation of the
maternal abdomen to change the presentation of the fetus from breech to cephalic.
internal version - Answer intravaginal manipulation by HCP inserting hand into the uterus
Induction of labour methods - Answer Cervical ripening agents (chemical and physical)
Amniotomy
Oxytocin
Chemical Cervical ripening agents include - Answer Dinoprostone
Misoprostol
What is ripening of the cervix? - Answer The thinning and softening of the cervix
Mechanical and physical methods of ripening the cervix include - Answer Balloon catheters
Hydroscolic dilators
Amniotic membrane stripping/sweeping
Preterm Labour - Answer preterm cervical changes and regular uterine contractions occurring
between 20 and 37 weeks
preterm birth - Answer any birth occurring before completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy
PROM (premature rupture of membranes) - Answer spontaneous rupture of the amniotic sac
and leakage of amniotic fluid beginning before the onset of labor at any gestational age
PPROM - Answer ruptured membranes in preterm pregnancy (before 37 weeks) before the
onset of labour
dystocia - Answer Abnormally slow labour
5 Ps of labour - Answer Passenger
Passageway
Powers
Position of labouring patient
Psychological response
Two types of latent phase disorders - Answer Hypertonic
hypotonic
Two types of active phase disorders - Answer Protraction disorders - slow progression of
labour
Arrest disorders - no progression of labour
What are the 6 types of abnormal labour patterns - Answer Prolonged latent phase
Protracted active phase dilation
Secondary arrest
Protracted descent
Arrested descent
Failure of descent
, pelvic dystocia - Answer Contractures of pelvic diameters that reduce the capacity of the bony
pelvis, inlet, midpelvis, or outlet
soft tissue dystocia - Answer Results from obstruction of the birth passage by an anatomic
abnormality other than that of bony pelvis
What are the two types of Dystocia - Answer Pelvic Dystocia and soft tissue Dystocia
CPD (cephalopelvic disproportion) - Answer condition when the baby's head is too big for the
birth canal
Three types of breech presentation - Answer Complete- butt and feet present
Frank- only butt first
Footling- feet first
Malposition - Answer Bad positioning of fetal head
version - Answer Turning of the fetus by HCP. Can be internal or external
External Cephalic Version (ECV) - Answer Procedure involving external manipulation of the
maternal abdomen to change the presentation of the fetus from breech to cephalic.
internal version - Answer intravaginal manipulation by HCP inserting hand into the uterus
Induction of labour methods - Answer Cervical ripening agents (chemical and physical)
Amniotomy
Oxytocin
Chemical Cervical ripening agents include - Answer Dinoprostone
Misoprostol
What is ripening of the cervix? - Answer The thinning and softening of the cervix
Mechanical and physical methods of ripening the cervix include - Answer Balloon catheters
Hydroscolic dilators
Amniotic membrane stripping/sweeping
