Process of Labor and Delivery Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.

Process of Labor and Delivery Vocabulary 1. Labor –the process of bringing the baby into the world 2. Dilation—the opening of the cervix to a 10 centimeter opening 3. Effacement—taking up of the cervix 4. Contractions—the muscular movements of the uterus that push the baby into the birth canal 5. Crowning—the baby’s head being visible through the cervix Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.

Process of Labor and Delivery 6. Lanugo—the downy soft hair on baby’s skin 7. Vernix caseosa—creamy substance on baby’s skin that protects the baby from rash 8. Apgar score—scoring system that rates the baby on five factors one minute and five minutes after birth 9. Episiotomy—incision of the perineum Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.

Process of Labor and Delivery 10. Delivery—the process of the baby working its way down the birth canal 11. Lithotomy—normal delivery position with female lying on back with feet in stirrups 12. Forceps delivery—the use of large tongs to deliver baby 13. Puerperium—process of shrinking uterus after birth Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.

Process of Labor and Delivery 14. Involution—uterus shrinking from 2 lbs. to 3 oz. 15. Colostrum—yellow fluid secreted by breasts before milk comes 16. Postpartum depression—depression after baby comes—result of hormonal changes 17. Amniocentesis—process of putting needle in uterus to withdraw amniotic fluid—much can be determined about the baby’s health Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.

Process of Labor and Delivery Three Signs That Labor is About to Occur passage of the bloody show or mucous plug Rupture of the bag of waters—amniotic sac Contractions—uterus pushing baby through the birth canal Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.

Process of Labor and Delivery The Three Stages of Labor The onset of contractions until full dilation From full dilation until the baby is completely born Passage of the afterbirth (placenta and umbilical cord) Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.

Process of Labor and Delivery Four Types of Pain Relief Psychological Method of pain relief by conditioned reflex-Lamaze method is based on this Drugs Analgesic—drug which relieves or diminishes the sense of pain (aspirin) Anesthetic—obliterates all sensation—depresses nerve mechanisms—not particularly the best form of relief Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.

Process of Labor and Delivery General Anesthesia Puts the mother completely to sleep—affects the whole body and can be hazardous to mother and baby Regional Anesthetics Epidural—injected between two vertebrae in the lower back Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.