PSYC 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Virginia Apgar, Intellectual Disability, Brain Damage

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2230
• Professor: Dr.Jill Singleton- Jackson

Document Summary

Drugs during labor and delivery: systemic analgesics-ex. Tylenol: local anesthesia-episiotomy (small incision that increases the size of the vagina, general anesthesia-emergencies, regional analgesia-epidural block (60% women in us) Nearly all drugs pass through the placenta and affect the infant by entering the fetal bloodstream; these effects are usually short term, but it is important to consider the potential side effects. Natural or prepared childbirth is when no pain reducing drugs are taking; beneficial to the baby. Lamaze method: breathing and relaxation; focuses on managing the contractions, not. Hospital-based birth center (1900 - 5%, today - 99%) Home birth: as long as no warning signs have been detected prior to birth, home birth is not usually risky. Stage 1: dilation and effacement (opening and flattening of the cervix); 3-20 hours (average 8); 3 phases (latent phase 1-3 cm, active phase 4-8 cm, transition phase 9-10 cm *most intense); First time having a baby, labour usually lasts much longer.