NURSING N/A -OB-MIDTERM.
NURSING N/A -OB-MIDTERM/ NURSING N/A -OB-MIDTERM. OB UNIT 2/MIDTERM Intrapartum- Labor & Delivery Labor- Bridge between pregnancy and motherhood -most intense part of pregnancy -usually begins between 38-40 was gestation *exact cause why it begins is unknown Theories: -change in ratio of estrogen & progesterone Progesterone ⬇️ estrogen ⬆️ -oxytocin receptors ⬆️ when labor begins -fetal head stretches cervix causing uterine fundus to contract which causes oxytocin release -feedback loop- ⬆️estrogen ⬆️development of oxytocin receptors
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Jersey College Of Nursing
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NURSING N/A Maternity
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nursing na ob midterm