Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Lack of progress during labor, which could make it prolonged or difficult is called dystocia is defined as difficult labor. The types of dystocia are uterine, pelvic, and fetal. Table…
Figure 19.1 Support for High-Risk Birth. This care team is prepared for the high-risk delivery. (credit: “Surrogate parents attending birth” by Staff Sgt. Delia Martinez/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain) Chapter Outline 19.1 Labor Dystocia 19.2 Medical Interventions During Labor 19.3 Obstetrical Conditions Affecting Labor and Birth 19.4 Preexisting…
Nursing Care During the First Stage of Labor Starting at the time the laboring person arrives in the obstetric triage unit, the nurse establishes a relationship with the person during this first stage in the process of becoming a parent.…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Assessment during the Fourth Stage of Labor The delivery of the placenta initiates the fourth stage of labor. This stage ends after 1 to 4 hours or until…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The third stage of labor begins with the birth of the newborn and ends with the separation and expulsion of the placenta. Following the delivery of the…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Nursing care during the second stage of labor involves assisting the birthing person with pain management, positioning, and efforts to bear down during the contractions and birth.…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Labor places physical and emotional demands on the laboring person and their support persons. The nursing care required during the process of labor and birth is based…
Figure 18.1 Nursing Care during Labor The nurse plays an important role in supporting the patient during labor and birth. (credit: “labor-delivery” by George Ruiz/flickr, CC BY 2.0) Chapter Outline 18.1 Nursing Care During the First Stage of Labor 18.2 Nursing Care During the Second…
Nonpharmacological Pain Management The laboring person has many options for nonpharmacologic methods to control pain, fear, and anxiety in labor. These methods focus on the physiologic, psychologic, and social aspects of labor. When the laboring person is relaxed, fewer stress…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Anesthesia for labor is provided in various forms, such as epidural, pudendal, and local. General anesthesia is used in emergency cesarean births. There are positive and negative…