Please be familiar with each term prior to the first day of class Be prepared to submit on first day of clinicals and be tested on at end of clinicals ANTEPARTUM 1. Definition- the period before childbirth 2. Reasons for Admission Preterm Labor- uterine contractions causing cervical change that occur between 20-37 weeks of pregnancy. Premature Rupture of Membranes- the spontaneous rupture of the amniotic sac and leakage of amniotic fluid that occurs at any time before labor. Women report a sudden
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LABOR PROCESS Labor- series of physiological and mechanical process by which all products and conception are expelled from the birth canal. -is the series of events by which the uterine contractions and abdominal pressure expel a fetus and placenta from a woman’s body. Regular contractions cause progressive dilatation (enlargement or widening of the cervical canal) and create sufficient muscular force to allow a baby tobe pushed from the birth canal (or vagina). Preliminary Signs of labor 1
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any of the following occur. Rupture of membranes‚ regular‚ frequent uterine contractions (nulliparas‚ 5 minutes apart for one hour; multiparas‚ 6-8 minutes apart for 1 hour)‚ any vaginal bleeding or decreased fetal movement. Family centered care is a model of care based on the philosophy that physical‚ sociocultural‚ spiritual‚ and economic needs of the
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the young to pass through. The uterus is the location where the embryo develops. The uterus is a Y-shaped structure with two uterine horns. The size of the uterine horns is dependent upon the typical number of offspring produced in one pregnancy. An animal such as the horse that usually has only one offspring per pregnancy has small uterine horns and a large uterine body. An animal such as the pig that
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Chapter 23 high risk pregnant client during labor and delivery Four main components of the labor process 1. passenger or fetus 2. passage way or pelvic bones and other pelvic structure 3. powers or uterine contractions 4. clients psyche or psychological state Problems with the passenger -Problem may arise if preterm‚ also during multiple gestation. Fetal malposition 1. Occipitoposterior position ROP or LOP Second stage of labor Complains of severe back pain from the pressure
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4Action of hormones in the Menstrual Cycle The Ovarian Cycle The cycle begins with the release from the hypothalamus of gonadotrophin – releasing hormone (GnRH)‚ which stimulates the pituitary to secrete small amounts of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinising Hormone (LH). The FSH stimulates follicle growth‚ aided by LH and the cells of the growing follicles start to make estrogen. Notice in figure(d) that there is a slow rise in the amount of estrogen
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gynecologic cancer death (behind ovarian and cervical cancer). A total abdominal hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the most common therapeutic approach. Endometrial cancer may sometimes be referred to as uterine cancer. However‚ different cancers may develop not only from the endometrium itself but also from other tissues of the uterus‚ including cervical cancer‚ sarcoma of the myometrium‚ and trophoblastic disease. Classification Most endometrial cancers
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An opinion most people share is that of children bringing happiness to your life. “Being a parent is the best thing that’s ever happened to me” they say‚ but what happens when a couple can’t conceive naturally? In the Novel The Handmaid’s Tale the problem of infertility is presented to us. The wives are unable to have children therefore the handmaid’s are the one’s who conceive. Womens infertility is from primary or secondary factors. The primary factor is for a woman whom has never had children
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Policy Manual Chapter: Area Specific Practice Guidelines Policy Number Effective Date Supersedes AS 201111-20.18 10/2010 2003 Amnioinfusion Key Words: Amnioinfusion‚ labor‚ labor and delivery‚ variables Applicable to VUH Children’s VMG VMG Off-site locations VPH VUSN VUSM Approved by Nicole Powell‚ MSN‚ RN-C Manager‚ Labor and Delivery Date Robin Mutz‚ RNC‚ IBCLC‚ MPPM Date Administrative Director‚ Women’s Patient Care Center Bennett Spetalnick
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or prolonged. FHR decelerations are defined according to their visual relationship to the onset and end of a contraction and by their shape. Early decelerations Visually apparent gradual decrease in and return to the baseline FHR associated with uterine contractions. The onset‚ nadir‚ and recovery of the deceleration generally correspond to the beginning‚ peak‚ and end of the contraction. Early decelerations are thought to be cause by transient fetal head compression and are considered a benign finding
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