ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
efface Ans✓✓✓gets thinner
gynecoid or anthropoid (inlet more rounded, more diameter for head to
pass through) Ans✓✓✓what is the most favorable pelvis shape for mom
to have
dilate Ans✓✓✓opens up
latent
active
transition Ans✓✓✓3 stages of first stage of labor
under 20 hours long
cervix 1-4 cm
contract 5-30 min, 30-45 sec long Ans✓✓✓latent phase of stage 1 labor
4-8 hours long
cervix 4-7 cm (1cm/hr)
contract 3-5 min
*note meconium
*nitrazine test pH (>6.0 = membrane rupt)
, *keep bladder empty every 2 hr Ans✓✓✓active phase of stage 1 labor
30min-2 hr
cervix 8-10 cm
contract 2-3 min, 60-90 sec long
*note station/efface/dilation of bb Ans✓✓✓transition phase of stage 1
labor
high fowlers
lithotomy
side lying Ans✓✓✓positioning for second stage of labor
lithotomy Ans✓✓✓
high-fowlers Ans✓✓✓
assess perineum and anus bulge, increase in bloody show, crowning
Ans✓✓✓what needs to be assessed during 2nd stage of labor
bloody show Ans✓✓✓a small amount of blood at the vagina that
appears at the beginning of labor and may include a plug of pink-tinged
mucus that is discharged when the cervix begins to dilate.