How many babies are born every year per 1,000 people - Answers Birth rate
How many infants die per 1,00 live births up to the age of one - Answers Infant Mortality Rate
Rate at which mothers die while pregnant of to 42 days after giving birth. Per 100,000 live births.
- Answers Maternal mortality rate
Radical change from having baby at home to in the hospital - Answers 1940's Pregnancy
Depersonalized, no husbands allowed in room - Answers 1950's Pregnancy
Women gained control over personal & professional lives - Answers 1960's Pregnancy
Hospitals tried to make their places as nice as possible so people would come back - Answers
1970's Pregnancy
Convenience, more c sections and inductions - Answers 1980's Pregnancy
The five factors affecting labor progress - Answers Passageway, passenger, powers, position,
psychological response
More than 5 contractions in 10 minutes, very dangerous for the baby - Answers Tachysystole
Dilatation of cervix from 0-3 cm - Answers latent phase
Dilatation of cervix from 4-7cm - Answers Active phase
8-10 cm dilation - Answers Transition phase
How often should you palpate contractions? - Answers Every 15-30 min
How often should you auscultate the fetal heart rate - Answers Every 15-30 min
Variable deceleration - Answers cord compression
Early decelerations - Answers head compressions
Accelerations - Answers ok
Late decelerations - Answers Placental deficiency
Interventions for late decelerations - Answers Stop IV pitocin, position change, oxygen mask
Epidural advantages - Answers Produces good anesthesia and woman is fully awake
Epidural disadvantages - Answers Difficulty pushing, maternal hypotension, vertigo, loss of
bladder sensation