2. Definition of normal labor
• Normal labour is contractions of the gravid
uterus that expel the fetus and the other
products of conception
• between 37 and 42 weeks from the last
menstrual period (Term Delivery)
3. Preterm labour:Preterm labor is that occurring
before 37 weeks of gestational age.
Postdate pregnancy:Postdate pregnancy occurs
after 42 weeks .
4. Criteria for normal labour
1. Spontaneous expulsion,
2. Of a single,
3. Mature fetus (37. completed weeks-42. weeks),
4. Presented by vertex,
5. Through the birth canal (vaginal delivery),
6. Within a reasonable time (more than 3, less than
18 hours),
7. Without complications to the mother,
8. Without complications to the fetus.
5. Influencing factors
The 3 „P”: (progress of labor)
Power: uterus (myometrium)
Passenger: fetus (head mostly)
Passage: (pelvis of the mother)
6. True Labor is
Uterine Contractions that cause-
–Progressive dilation and effacement
of cervix
–Descent of fetus
–Expulsion of fetus
and placenta
8. • Effacemant :is shortening and thining of the
cervical canal (from a length of 3 cm to a circular
aperture.
Effecemant
9. How is station (descent )measured and
recorded?
• -3: 3 cm above the ischial spines
0: at the ischial spines, engaged
+3: 3 cm below the ischial spines
11. Character which define the onset of labor:
Ruptured membranes
Bloody „show”
Complete cervical effacement
12. True labour vs fales labour
• Regular contractions
• Increase in frequency
and intensity
• Cervix dilate
• No relive with
sedation
• Abd and back pain
• Irregular
• Remain the same
• Unchanged
• relive
• Lower abd
13. Stages of labor
First stage:
Starts with the onset of true labor contractions
Ends when the cervix is fully dilated (10cm)
Longest stage of labor
Second stage:
Begins with the complete dilatation of the cervix
Ends with the birth of the baby
Duration is between 30 and 90 minutes
14. Stages of delivery
Third stage of labor:
Separation and expulsion of placenta and
membranes
Duration is between 5 and 30 minutes
Shortest stage of labor
Fourth stage of labor:
After the expulsion of placenta
Duration is 2 hours
Increased risk for bleeding
15. First stage of delivery
1. Regular contractions
2. increase in intensity
3. Increasing in frequency (↑)
4. increase in duration
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causes
Cervical dilatation and effacement
16. First stage of delivery
Contraction and retraction of uterine muscle
Mechanical pressure by the membrane
The descend of the presenting part
Cervical dilatation and effacement
17. Phases of cervical dilatation:
Latent phase:
the first 3 cm of dilatation, it is a slow process
{8 hours at nulliparous, 3 hours at multiparous}
Active phase:
faster dilatation, from 3 cm to fully dilatation
(apr. 10cm) {Normal rate is 1 cm / hour}
22. 2nd stage of labor – expulsion
of the fetus
Begins when cervical dilatation is complete
and ends with fetal delivery.
Median duration 40-60 min for nulliparas
and 20-30 min for multiparas.
48. Third stage of labour
Begins after delivery of the baby and ends with the
delivery of the placenta and membranes
It contains two phases
A., Separation
B., Expulsion
Duration: 5-20minutes (if actively managed)
Blood loss: 150-250 ml (average)
52. Fetal lie
The relation of the long axis of the fetus to
that of the mother!
Longitudinal lie (~99%)
Transverse lie (<1%)
Oblique lie
unstable and always becomes longitudinal or transverse during
the course of labor
53. Fetal lie – longitudinal axis of the fetus in
relation to the long axis of the maternal uterus. assessed by
abdominal examination prior to delivery.
• Logitudinal transverse oblique
• (unstable)
54. Presentation
*
• the part of the fetus that is presenting or is the
closest in proximity to the birthing canal
• Vertex Breech
55. Presentation
*
• the part of the fetus that is presenting or is the
closest in proximity to the birthing canal
• Vertex Breech
58. Fetal attitude or posture
The fetus becomes folded upon itself:
the back becomes markedly convex,
the head is sharply flexed,
the thighs are flexed over the abdomen,
the legs are bent at the knees,
59. Fetal position
According to the determinig points:
the fetal occiput (vertex) – left or right
occipital,
the fetal face (mental) – left or right mental,
breech (sacrum) – left or right sacral
shoulder (scapula is the arbitrarily chosen
for orientation)
presentations.
60. There are six varieties of each
of the three presentations
61. Labor with occiput presentations
Occiput anterior
position (ROA)
Occiput transverse
position (ROT)
Occiput posterior
position (ROP)