Labour Aug/Sep 2025

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Across
  1. 3. – Delayed or arrested labour progress
  2. 4. – Encouraged in labour to assist fetal rotation and descent
  3. 7. – Stage of labour from 4–5 cm dilation to full
  4. 8. – Area protected during second stage
  5. 12. – Relief of pain in labour
  6. 14. – Emotional or physical aid during labour
  7. 17. – Graphical representation of labour progress
  8. 18. – The person being born
  9. 19. – Swelling of the fetal scalp during labour assessment
  10. 21. – When the widest part of the fetal head enters the pelvis
  11. 22. – Overlapping of fetal skull bones during descent
  12. 23. – Artificial rupture of membranes
  13. 24. – When the fetal head becomes visible at the perineum
Down
  1. 1. – Units used to assess contraction strength
  2. 2. – Describes the position of the fetal head in the pelvis
  3. 5. – Persistent fetal head position linked with prolonged second stage
  4. 6. – Device aiding labour with epidural
  5. 9. – Early labour with irregular contractions
  6. 10. - The fetal head must fit through this bony structure
  7. 11. – Malposition of fetal head
  8. 13. – Thinning of the cervix before or during labour
  9. 15. – High-alert medication for augmentation
  10. 16. – To enhance uterine contractions with interventions
  11. 20. – Must be obtained before vaginal exam