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3. is a surgical incision made on the perineum used to enlarge the vaginal opening to help deliver a baby.
4. Extracter tools used by the obstetrician to guide the fetal head
5. Plug a pinkish plug that covers the cervix, is released at the beginning of labor.
8. canal.
9. The extent to which the cervix has opened in preparation for childbirth. It is measured in centimeters, with full dilation being 10 centimeters.
10. process of fetus being expelled from uterus
13. This refers to the thinning of the cervix in preparation for birth and is expressed in percentages.
14. Refers to the position of the baby in the birth canal.

1. the time after delivery where rest is the mother’s primary physical need.
2. Soft spots between the unfused sections of the baby’s skull. These allow the baby’s head to compress slightly during passage through the birth canal.
6. The regular tightening of the uterus working to push the baby down the
7. regular contractions of uterus, result in dilation & effacement
9. delivery.
11. Bloody vaginal discharge, comparable to a heavy period is seen. This could last up to six weeks.
12. cervix