Labor and Delivery

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Across
  1. 3. A pinkish plug that covers the cervix, is released at the beginning of labor.
  2. 4. Contractions increase in strength and the baby is born!
  3. 6. Bloody vaginal discharge, comparable to a heavy period is seen. This could last up to six weeks.
  4. 7. Process of fetus being expelled from uterus
  5. 12. The amniotic sac, placenta, & umbilical cord are expelled. usually lasts 5 - 20 minutes or more.
  6. 14. The regular tightening of the uterus working to push the baby down the
  7. 16. canal.
Down
  1. 1. Is a surgical incision made on the perineum used to enlarge the vaginal opening to help deliver a baby.
  2. 2. delivery.
  3. 5. This refers to the thinning of the cervix in preparation for birth and is expressed in percentages
  4. 7. Longest stage, contractions begin to dilate the cervix, getting longer, stronger, & closer together, cervix dilates from 0-10 cm & becomes effaced.
  5. 8. Regular contractions of uterus, result in dilation & effacement of cervix
  6. 9. Extractor tools used by the obstetrician to guide the fetal head
  7. 10. The extent to which the cervix has opened in preparation for childbirth. It is measured in centimeters, with full dilation being 10 centimeters
  8. 11. The time after delivery where rest is the mother’s primary physical need.
  9. 13. 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.
  10. 15. Refers to the position of the baby in the birth canal.