Episodes of labour are divided into three stages. First stage Second stage Third stage FIRST STAGE OF LABOUR It is start from onset of true labour pain( regular contraction) to full dilatation of cervix( when the cervix dilate 10( cm) It is average duration 12 hour in primigravida and 6 hours in multigravida If the
TRUE LABOUR PAIN Uterine contractions comes at regular intervals. Contractions increase gradually. Increase interval and power of labour. \”Show\” present in labour.(\”show\” means profuse cervical secretion in labour. Duration between pains gradually becomes short. Presence of bulging fore water. The pain felt by the mother in true labour in abdomen, back, and groin. Cervical dilation
Normal labour is also called eutocia. Labour is called normal when it fulfils the following criteria. Labour should be spontaneous. Onset of labour should be at term., preterm labour and post term labour is abnormal. Labour with vertex presentation in left oxypito anterior position and right occipito anterior position is normal. Labour with occipito posterior
Preterm means before term, normally the fetus deliver at term means between 39 to 40 weeks of gestation. If the fetus deliver after 20 weeks and before 37 weeks then it is called preterm labour or premature labor. Due to deliver early the baby having chance of poor development in physically and mentally. CAUSE OF
Definition of labour: Series of events that take place in the genital organs in an effort to expel the viable products of conception out of the womb through the vagina into the outer world is called labour. Means a number of events such as engagement, descent, flexion, internal rotation of head, crowning, extension, restitution, delivery
Pelvic floor situated below the brim of the pelvis or in the lesser pelvis. Two gaps situated in the pelvic floor. 1- UROGENITAL HIATUS Urogenital hiatus is the gap present in anterior of the pelvic floor through which urethra and vagina pass in female. 2- RECTAL HIATUS It is the gap situated centrally of the
 Diameters of The fetal skull having two types of diameter. Understanding the Diameters of the Fetal Skull from Obstetrics and GynaecologiCal Nursing for ANM, GNM ,BSC and MSC Nursing 1-Anterior posterior diameter. 2- Transverse diameter ANTERIOR POSTERIOR DIAMETER OF THE FETAL SKULL. There are six anterior posterior diameter present in the fetal skull. 1- Suboccipitobregmatic(
Suboccipitofrontal diameter starts from below the occipital protuberance (below the elevated area of occipital bone)to the middle of the frontal suture. its diameter is 10 cm.it is the engagement diameter of fetus in occipital anterior position.it is the anterior-posterior diameter of the fetal skull. Occipital anterior position means the back of the head or occipital
The fetal skull made from parital bones, occipital bone, frontal bones, temporal bones and these bones are connected with each other with sutures such as coronal suture, frontal suture, sagittal suture and lambdoid suture. FONTANELLS When two or more suture connects at one point of the fetal skull is called fontanelles. There are six fontanelles
