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