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NORMAL LABOR AND
DELIVERY
,NORMAL LABOR
Process by which the products of conception are
expelled from the uterus.
At least five factors affect process of labor and birth. Five
P’s:
Passageway (birth canal)
Powers (contractions)
Position of mother
Psychological response
Passenger (fetus and placenta)
,Factors Affecting Labor – cont’d
Passenger
Size of fetal head
Fetal presentation
Fetal lie
Fetal attitude
Fetal position
Placenta
, SACRUM
ILIUM
ISCHIAL SPINE
PUBIS COCCYX
SYMPHYSIS PUBLIS ISCHIUM
NORMAL LABOR AND
DELIVERY
,NORMAL LABOR
Process by which the products of conception are
expelled from the uterus.
At least five factors affect process of labor and birth. Five
P’s:
Passageway (birth canal)
Powers (contractions)
Position of mother
Psychological response
Passenger (fetus and placenta)
,Factors Affecting Labor – cont’d
Passenger
Size of fetal head
Fetal presentation
Fetal lie
Fetal attitude
Fetal position
Placenta
, SACRUM
ILIUM
ISCHIAL SPINE
PUBIS COCCYX
SYMPHYSIS PUBLIS ISCHIUM