Nurse 351 Vocabulary Lecture 1 Worksheet

Process of shortening and thinning of the cervix during the first stage of labor. Progress is expressed in percentages from 0% to 100%
Enlargement and widening of the cervical opening (os) and the cervical canal that occurs during labor. Progress is expressed in cm from less than 1 cm to 10 cm when complete.
Passenger (Fetus+Placenta), Passageway (birth canal), Powers (contractions), Position of mother, and Psycho logic response.
Part of the fetus that enters the pelvic inlet first and leads through the birth canal during labor.
Head first
Buttocks, feet, or both first.
Part of the fetus that lies closest to the internal os of the cervix and is first felt by the examiner's finger during a vaginal exam.
Occiput, mentum, sacrum, and scapula
Relationship of the fetal spine (long axis) to the maternal spine (long axis).
Relationship of a reference point on the fetal presenting part to the four quadrants of the maternal pelvis.
Relationship of the fetal presenting part to an imaginary line drawn between the ischial spines.
Involuntary uterine contractions