Normal Labor and Delivery with latest test.

Normal Labor and Delivery with latest test. What is labor - correct answers.- Involuntary uterine contractions that result in effacement and dilation of the cervix False labor vs true labor - correct answers.- False labor cxns: - Irregular, do not become consistent - Stop with walking or with positional change - In abdomen only - Weak, do not get stronger - No cervical change - True labor cxns: - Regular and get closer together - Increase, despite movement - Back to front - Strength increases - Cause cervical change Cervical exam in labor 3 key parts: - correct answers.1) Dilation 2) Effacement 3) Station Dilation exam - correct answers.- Determine how far the cervix has dilated - Fully dilated = 10 cm - Measured from 0-10 - How much is the os open - 1 finger is about 1 cm, 2 fingers on top of each other is 2 cm, 2 fingers sideways is 3, 3 sideways is 4, etc. and then if you only feel head then they are fully dilated Effacement - correct answers.- Process of cervix softening and thinning out - Expressed as percentage Station - correct answers.- Where the presenting part (usually the head) is in relation to the ischial spines (how high the baby is in the birth canal) - Station 0 is when the fetal vertex is at the level of the ischial spines