PSYC 2076 Chapter : PSYC 2076 Ch 4 Outline
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Chapter 4 birth and the newborn infant. Labor is described in three stages, and together these stages complete the delivery and the passage of the placenta. The first stage is the process of reaching full cervical dilatation. This begins with the onset of uterine labor contractions, and it is the longest phase of labor. The first stage is divided into three phases: latent, active, and deceleration. gain regularity, and most of the change of the cervix involves thinning, or effacement. phase of the most rapid cervical dilatation. Most predictable 5 hours for 1st time and then 2 hours for 2nd time. Up to 20 hours for 1st time; 10-12 hours for 2nd time. In the latent phase, the contractions become more frequent, stronger, and. The next portion of the first stage of labor is the active phase, which is the continues, but at a slower pace, until full dilation. Finally, there is the deceleration phase, during which the cervical dilation.
