Labor And Delivery

1. baby's head is in birth canal and ends with the baby beig born
5. Pain medication injected into a space within the expecting mother's spinal cord region, numbing from abdomen or pelvis downward
7. where cesarean takes places
8. opening of the cervix where vaginal canal is opening to allow the baby to pass through, usually the longest stage of labor
11. mother and baby are closely monitored, with access to medical technology and doctors
12. where both labor and delivery take place and in which the baby usually remains during the hospital stay
13. the time after birth where mother is recovering
14. Labor and Delivery occur in this room and then mom and baby are moved to postpartum room to recover
15. Narcotic or anesthetic is injected below the spinal column directly into the spinal fluid used for pain relief, up to 2 hours and used mostly for cesarean sections

2. the baby settles, drops lower, into the mother's pelvis
3. delivery of the placenta
4. without any medication
6. Delivered through vaginal opening
9. surgery performed so the baby can be delivered through incision made through abdomen and uterus
10. regular contractions of the uterus that result in dilation and effacement of the cervix