Stages of labor, fetal heart rate pattern interpretation, and intrapartum complication recognition for the laboring patient.
35 cards · basic cards · AI-written, checked twice. Edit anything.
- What marks the start and end of the first stage of labor?
Show answer
Onset of true labor contractions to full cervical dilation (10 cm)- What marks the start and end of the second stage of labor?
Show answer
Full cervical dilation to birth of the baby- What marks the start and end of the third stage of labor?
Show answer
Birth of the baby to delivery of the placenta- What marks the fourth stage of labor?
Show answer
The first 1 to 2 hours after placental delivery, the immediate recovery period- What are the three phases of the first stage of labor?
Show answer
Latent, active, and transition- Cervical dilation range of the latent phase
Show answer
0 to 3 cm- Cervical dilation range of the active phase
Show answer
4 to 7 cm- Cervical dilation range of the transition phase
Show answer
8 to 10 cm- Define cervical effacement
Show answer
Thinning and shortening of the cervix, expressed as 0% to 100%- Define cervical dilation
Show answer
Opening of the cervical os, measured in centimeters from 0 to 10- What does a fetal station of 0 mean?
Show answer
The presenting part is level with the ischial spines- What does a negative fetal station number mean?
Show answer
The presenting part is above the ischial spines- What does a positive fetal station number mean?
Show answer
The presenting part is below the ischial spines- Normal baseline fetal heart rate range
Show answer
110 to 160 beats per minute- Define fetal bradycardia
Show answer
A baseline FHR below 110 bpm lasting 10 minutes or longer
FlashKeepers