18 Questions
What is the primary difference between labor and delivery?
Labor is the entire process, while delivery is the actual birth
What is effacement in the context of labor?
The thinning of the cervix
What is the typical duration of a contraction in early labor?
30 seconds
What is the frequency of contractions in later labor?
Every 23 minutes
How is the intensity of a contraction typically measured?
Through palpation or an intrauterine catheter
What is the term for the peak of a contraction?
Acme
What is the approximate duration of the first stage of labor?
10-15 hours
What is the purpose of Artificial Rupture of Membrane (A.R.M.) or Amniotomy?
To induce labor in the beginning of the 2nd stage
What is the characteristic of true labor?
Contracting regular, progressive cervical dilatation and effacement
What is the mechanism of delivery of the baby?
Descent, flexion, internal rotation, extension, external rotation, and expulsion
What is the most common type of presentation?
Fetal head or cephalic presentation
What is a possible cause of abnormal presentation?
Multiparity
What is the duration of the latent phase of the first stage of labor?
0-3 cm dilation
What is the frequency of contractions during the second stage of labor?
2-3 minutes
What is the primary focus of nursing care during the first stage of labor?
Taking information and performing physical and obstetrical examinations
What is the duration of the first stage of labor?
From the onset of true labor to complete dilatation of the cervix
What is the transitional phase of the first stage of labor characterized by?
8-10 cm dilation
How many stages of labor are there?
6
This quiz covers the signs and characteristics of true labor, including expulsion of blood mixed with mucus, effacement, dilatation, and the three phases of contractions. Understand the process of labor and delivery.
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