Labor & Delivery
and
Complications
of L & D
Professor Schneider
,Premonitor Spontan
y (feeling eous
rupture of
Braxton
Hicks
that membra
nes
contracti
something
ons
is going to
happen)
Cervical Lightenin g
changes
Signs of
Labor Bloody
Increase d
energy
level
show
(“nestin
g”)
,
, Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes (SROM)
If occurs prior to labor: PROM prelabor rupture of
membranes
Labor usually follows within 24 hrs
Can be gush or slow leak
Caution: ROM means barrier to infection is gone,
ascending infection possible
Counsel client to call HCP if they think ROM “Water
has broken”
and
Complications
of L & D
Professor Schneider
,Premonitor Spontan
y (feeling eous
rupture of
Braxton
Hicks
that membra
nes
contracti
something
ons
is going to
happen)
Cervical Lightenin g
changes
Signs of
Labor Bloody
Increase d
energy
level
show
(“nestin
g”)
,
, Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes (SROM)
If occurs prior to labor: PROM prelabor rupture of
membranes
Labor usually follows within 24 hrs
Can be gush or slow leak
Caution: ROM means barrier to infection is gone,
ascending infection possible
Counsel client to call HCP if they think ROM “Water
has broken”
