Koehler LD Notes

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Across
  1. 2. delivery.
  2. 6. The regular tightening of the uterus working to push the baby down the
  3. 8. is a surgical incision made on the perineum used to enlarge the vaginal opening to help deliver a baby.
  4. 10. regular contractions of uterus, result in dilation & effacement of cervix
  5. 13. when baby is head first and face up
  6. 14. Refers to the position of the baby in the birth canal.
  7. 15. This refers to the thinning of the cervix in preparation for birth and is expressed in percentages.
  8. 16. when baby is bottom or feet first
Down
  1. 1. The extent to which the cervix has opened in preparation for childbirth. It is measured in centimeters, with full dilation being 10 centimeters.
  2. 3. canal.
  3. 4. tools used by the obstetrician to guide the fetal head
  4. 5. Bloody vaginal discharge, comparable to a heavy period, is seen. This could last up to six weeks.
  5. 7. the time after delivery where rest is the mother’s primary physical need.
  6. 9. plug a pinkish plug that covers the cervix, is released at the beginning of labor.
  7. 11. 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.
  8. 12. process of fetus being expelled from uterus