Weeks: 37 6/7 AOG

Cephalic Presentation

STAGES OF LABOR

STAGE 4:
STAGE 1: EFFACEMENT STAGE 2: FETAL STAGE 3: PHYSICAL
AND DILATION OF STAGE PLACENTAL STAGE RECOVERY
CERVIX

PERIOD 1-4
CERVICAL DILATION
LATENT PHASE CONTRACTIONS OCCUR HOURS AFTER
IS COMPLETE
UNTIL PLCENTA IS DELIVERY
EXPELLED
CERVICAL DILATATION IS CHANGE IN
BLOOD PRESSURE
1-3 CM FETAL POSITION
RETURNS TO PRELABOR
LABOR AND PULSE IS
PLACENTAL SEPARATION AND
UTERINE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN
EXPULSION OCCURS 5-30
UTERINE CONTRACTIONS CONTRACTIONS OCCUR LABOR
MINUTES AFTER BIRTH OF THE
OCCUR EVERY 15 -30 EVERY 2-3 MINUTES
INFANT
MINUTES
FUNDUS REMAINS CONTRACTED IN THE MIDLINE. 1
INCREASE IN BLOODY OR 2 FINGERBREADTHS BELOW THE UMBILICUS
15-30 SECONDS SHOW OCCURS SCHULTZE MECHANISM
DURATION

STRONG 45-90 SECONDS

NEWBORN DELIVERY DUNCAN
MILD INTENSITY INTENSITY IN DURATION
MECHANISM

UTERINE UTERINE
CERVICAL DILATATION IS CERVICAL DILATION
ACTIVE PHASE CONTRACTIONS OCCUR 30-60 SECONDS MODERATE TRANSITION CONTRACTIONS
4-7CM IS 8-10CM
EVERY 3-5 MINUTES IN DURATION INTENSITY PHASE OCCUR EVERY 2-3
MINUTES