Ch. 3, Sec. 1 & 2: Childbirth & the newborn Week 6 Ch. 3, Sec. 1 & 2: Childbirth & the newborn
Birth Length of time depends on First birth: After first birth:
Before the Stages of Childbirth Braxton-Hicks Contractions (BHC) BHC help in 2 ways:
Stages Labor 2) Delivery 3) Placenta & umbilical cord expelled
“Labor”: Dilation Dilation at the end of the 1st stage…
2) The baby’s head “crowns” /passes the cervix… 3) Afterbirth
Complications with birth Cesarean section
Fetal monitoring: Electronic devices (invasive/non-invasive) to detect physiological changes in the fetus… Forceps Vacuum extraction
Breech presentation- Transverse presentation- Fetal distress-
The NB must take their 1st breath, failure to breathe causes anoxia The Newborn The NB must take their 1st breath, failure to breathe causes anoxia Fontanels