| A | B |
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| Lightening | descent of the fetus toward the pelvic inlet before labour |
| Bloody Show | the discharge prior to labour that is a combination of the mucus plug with blood from ruptured capillaries in the cervix |
| Midpelvis | narrows part of the pelvis-the triangular area between the symphysis pubis and the ischal spines |
| Presenting part | the part of the fetus to enter the pelvis first |
| Fetallie | the relationship of the long axis of the fetus to the long axis of the mother eg longitudinal or transverse |
| fetal attitude | the relationship of body parts to each other eg flexed or extended |
| fetal position | the relationship of the presenting part to the maternal passage way, described with a series of 3 letters |
| frequency | time from the beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next |
| duration | time from beginning of contraction to end of that contraction |
| intensity | refers to the strength of a contraction and verbalized in terms of strong, moderate, and mild |
| Effacement | refers to the shortening and thinning of the cervix |
| Dilation | refers to open of the cervix to 10 cm |
| 1st STAGE of LABOUR | beginning of the 1 st regular contraction and ends with full dilation (10 cm & 100% effacement) |
| 2nd STAGE of LABOUR | when the cervix is 100 % effaced and dilated (10 cm) and ends with birth |
| 3rd STAGE of LABOUR | expressed in terms of centimetres above or below the spines |
| 4 th STAGE of LABOUR | stage of physical recovery |
| CROWNING | when the presenting part is encircled by the external vagina opening |
| ENGAGEMENT | the entrance of the fetal presenting part into the pelvic inlet |
| STATION | the relationship of the presenting part to an imaginary line drawn between the pelvic ischial spines expressed in terms of centimetres above or below the spines |
| SHINNY SCHULTZE | the delivery of the placenta in which the fetal side is presented |
| DIRTY DUNCAN | the delivery of the placenta in which the uterus side is presented |
| INDUCTION | administration of oxytocin to initiate uterine contractions |
| AMNIOTOMY-AROM) | small tear made in the amniotic membrane |
| CERVICAL RIPENING | insertion of prostaglandins gel into the cervix to soft the cervix |
