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About _________ of pregnancies end in a miscarriage.
15%
The first stage of labor is
Dilation of the Cervix
The OTHER name for the Second stage of labor is
Expulsion
The third stage of labor is
Delivery of the Placenta
The placenta is also called the
Afterbirth
The Fist stage of dilation is
Latent Stage 0-4CM
The second stage of dilation is
Active 5-7
The third stage of dilation is
transitional 8-10
What is Frank Breech?
Both feet up by the head
What is Complete Breech?
Both feet down
What is Incomplete Breech?
One foot up one foot down.
a white deposit covering the skin of a baby at birth. This is used to help the baby from shriveling up like a prune and has been known to improve the immune system after birth.
Vernix Caseosa
This substance accumulates at the cervix during pregnancy. When the cervix begins to open wider, this is discharged and may be slightly bloody. Labor may begin soon after.
Mucus Plug
area between the vagina and rectum.
Perineum
A surgical cut made during child labor to widen the birth canal. This will be stitched back up after birth.
Episiotomy
What indication lets the baby know when he/she can take their fist breath?
Oxygen hitting the cheeks
