Labor

What is occurring during the placental stage?

-Expulsion of the placenta after delivery of baby - Some maternal blood loss

What is premature delivery?

28-36 weeks gestation and all organ systems are working at this point (survival likely)

What is immature delivery?

500g of birth weight (survival is not likely)

What is parturition?

Giving birth

What types of hormones do you see in childhood?

Growth hormone, cortisol, thyroid hormone

In infancy and childhood together, what do we see?

Growth spurts with different parts of the body growing at different rates

What is largest at birth?

Head

What kinds of things will we see in neonatal stage?

Heart rate will be high, no vertebral curves yet, can't concentrate urine which will lead to dehydration, minimal ability to thermo regulate (skin to skin)

What kind of things do you see in childhood stage?

Hormones, infant can walk now

What is occurring during the dilation stage of labor?

- Beings with onset of true labor - Cervix dilates - Fetus shifts toward cervical canal - Highly variable duration - Contractions every 10-30 min: approx 30 seconds duration - ROM (rupture of membranes)

What is occurring during the expulsion stage of labor?

- Cervix dilated to 10 cm - Contractions every 2-3 minutes - Lasts less than two hours

What are the 5 postnatal stages?

1. Neonatal 2. Infancy 3. Childhood 4. Adolescence 5. Senescence Is maturity in here????

What are the 3 stages of labor?

1. dilation 2. expulsion 3. placental

What is the childhood stage?

2 years to adolescence

What does natal mean?

After birth

What is the neonatal stage?

Birth to one month; transition from in utero physiology to extrauterine physiology

What is the adolescence stage?

Childhood to adolescence is marked by puberty

What is the first stage of labor?

Dilation

What is the second stage of labor?

Expulsion

What types of hormones will you see at adolescence?

LH, FSH, and GnRH will all increase. In females estrogen will increase and in males testosterone will increase. Both estrogen and testosterone will cause growth spurts and close off growth plates

What kinds of things will you see in senescence?

Menopause in females and estrogen will drop, testosterone in males will drop, muscle mass will go down, fat increases, and vision drops

What stage of postnatal is C shaped?

Neonatal

What is the infancy stage?

One month to 2 years

What is maturity?

Peak of development

What is the third stage of labor?

Placental stage

What is the senescence stage?

Process of aging

What kinds of things do you see with adolescence?

Sexual and physical maturity, hormones, gamate will resume again at puberty

What are the causes of premature birth?

Stress, dehydration, trauma, incompetent cervix (can't hold weight of baby), preclampsa

What is premature labor?

True labor before fetus completes normal development

What kinds of things will you see in the infancy stage?

Vertebral curves are developing and infant can sit up now