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| attitude | The degree of flexion of the fetus body parts (body, head, and extremities) to each other. |
| ballottement | The fetus, when pushed, floats away and then returns to touch the examiner's fingers. |
| breech | Delivery of an infant feet or buttocks first. |
| Braxton-Hick's contractions | Painless uterine contractions occurring throughout pregnancy. |
| cardinal movements | Movements made by the fetus during the first and second stage of labor. |
| cervix | The narrow, inferior outlet that protrudes into the vagina. Chadwick's sign Violet tinge of the cervical and vaginal mucous membranes due to the increased vascularity as a result of increased hormones. |
| engagement | The entrance of the presenting part of the fetus into the true pelvis or the largest diameter of the presenting part into the true pelvis. |
| fetal | Pertaining to or related to the fetus. |
| fetus | The child in utero from about the seventh to ninth week of gestation until birth. |
| lie | Refers to the position of the spinal column of the fetus in relation to the spinal column of the mother. |
| lightening | The sensation of decreased abdominal distention produced by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity. |
| mucous plug | A collection of thick mucous that blocks the cervical canal during pregnancy. |
| position | The relationship between a predetermined point of reference or direction on the presenting part of the fetus to the pelvis of the mother. |
| presentation | That part of the fetus which is coming through or attempting to come through the pelvis first. |
| station | The depth that the presenting part has descended into the pelvis in relation to the ischial spine of the mother's pelvis. |
| vertex | Top or crown of the head. |
| effacement | The shortening & thinning of the cervix during the 1st stage of labor |
| frequency of contraction | The time from the beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next |
| intensity | Strength of contraction |
| duration | Length of contraction |
| 1st Stage of Labor | Onset of regular contractions to full dilation |
| 2nd Stage of Labor | From the time the cervix is fully dilated to birth of the fetus |
| 3rd Stage of Labor | From the birth of the fetus until the placenta is delivered |
| gynecoid pelvis | classic female pelvis |
| android pelvis | resembles male pelvis |
