Chapter 15 Labor and Birth Processes Mosby items and derived items © 2010, 2006, 2002 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. Factors Affecting Labor  At least…

1. Female Reproductive System 2. Eggs ” are produced in theovaries ,female typically has about 400,000 follicles/potential eggs, all formed before birth.Only several hundred…

INTRAPARTAL PERIOD Intrapartum…  From onset of contractions, dilation of cervix up to first 4 hours after delivery products of conception are expelled  All (baby,…

J ja Reach. jà To fight, to struggle. já To get, to find out. jáde To go out, to emerge. jádeogun To prepare for combat. jádekúrò To come out of a place. jádi To…

Female pelvis Anatomical position of pelvis Tilted forwards and downwards ASIS and pubic tubercle should be in the same coronal plane. Hence the front of pubic symphysis…

What is Vasa Previa? Vasa previa is a rarely reported condition (1:2,500 births) in which fetal blood vessels from the placenta or umbilical cord cross the entrance to the…

UTERINE PROLAPSE What is uterine prolapsed? • Uterine prolapse is falling or sliding of the uterus from its normal position in the pelvic cavity into the vaginal canal…

Labor is considered “normal” when the woman is at or near term, no complications exist, as single fetus presents by vertex and labor is completed within 24 hrs. The course…

ANATOMY OF PELVIS IN RELATION TO OBSTETRICS AND FETAL SKULL BY: KHAIRUN NASIRIN Pelvis is made up of : 2 hip bone ( ilium, pubis, ischium) Sacrum Coccyx Articulation of bones…

BREECH PRESENTATION DR.Prathibha DEFINITION BREECH PRESENTATION IS A LONGITUDINAL LIE WITH FETAL PELVIS AS THE PRESENTING PART. THE DENOMINATOR IS THE SACRUM. THE ENGAGING…