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Active Labor Phase - answer Continues from 3 cm. until the cervix
is dilated to 7 cm. contractions every
abortion - answer Miscarriage or elective termination of pregnancy
AFI - answer amniotic fluid index
Amnioinfusion (AI) - answer Procedure used to infuse a sterile fluid
(such as normal saline) through an intrauterine catheter into the
uterus in an attempt to increase the fluid around the umbilical cord
to decrease or prevent cord compression during labor contractions;
also used to dilute thick meconium-stained amniotic fluid.
AMA - answer advanced maternal age - the term applied to women
in their late thirties to late forties. As the woman ages, the
possibility of her becoming pregnant frequently decreases
AROM - answer artificial rupture of membranes, Augmented
Rupture of Membranes (may be done with an amniohook)
Bishop's Score - answer Criteria used to calculate cervical
readiness for induction of labor
BPP: - answer Bio-physical profile; five categories to determine
fetal well-being (2 or 0 points assigned per category)
, Cardinal Movements: - answer descent, flexion, internal rotation,
extension, restitution, external rotation, expulsion
Patterned movements of the fetus while traveling through the birth
canal
Cephalic Presentation: - answer Fetus positioned head down; most
common fetal presentation
CST (contraction stress test) - answer determines fetal heart
response to uterine contractions that temporarily decrease
placental blood flow.
in the presence of contraction, no decelerations noted to FHR = (-)
CST
DOA - answer Drugs of Abuse
Dilation - answer Progressive opening of cervix caused by uterine
contractions; 0-10 cm
Effacement - answer Shortening and thinning of the cervix within
stage one of labor
EFM - answer Electronic fetal monitoring allows for continuous
recorded monitoring of the fetal heart rate and uterine contractions.
engagement - answer Fetal presenting part reaches true pelvis
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