• Lightening: lightening is when the baby drops into the pelvis . This happens weeks before labor or right before labor.

• Effacement: this is when the cervix gets thinner, also known as dilation of the cervix.

• Breaking of the water: this is when the amniotic sac breaks

• Contractions: this is when the muscles of the uterus tighten then relax to help push the baby out.

There are THREE important stage of labor:

1. Contractions cause cervix to dilate

   • 1-10 centimeters dialated

   • Early labor contractions (8-10 hours)

   • Active labor and cervix dilate (3-5 hours)

   • Transition (30 minutes-2 hours)

2. Baby is born

   • 10 centimeters dilated

   • 30 minutes -2 hours

   • Women bears down with abdominal muscles and push the baby out of the uterus

   • Muscular will be suctioned out of the mouth and nose after the baby is fully emerged

3. Placenta is Delivered

   • 10 centimeters dilated

   • 10-30 minutes

   • Mild contractions

   • A flow that is like mensuration begins ( few days up to six weeks)

Mother:

• bleeding is monitored

• Check temperature

• Given food and water

• Given a bath

• Rest

• Helping other siblings get comfortable with the baby

• Postpartum depression care

Baby

• mucus suctions out of the mouth and nose

• Apgar scale

• Weighed

• Measures

• Washed

• Record foot prints

• Vaccines

• NICU if needed

• Oxygen if needed

• ask for help from parents, friends, or other family

• Rest

• Get postpartum depression care

• Mommy and me classes

• Go to their doctor is anything changes or is concerning

• Eat healthy

• Get exercise: go on walks with the baby

• Great feed

• Apgar scale

  • Skin color

  • Size

  • Oxygen levels

  • Heart rate

  • Temperature

  • 7+ is healthy

  • A lower number baby goes into he NICU

• Bath

• Vitamin K and Hepatitis B vaccines

  • immune system

  • Blood clotting

  • Long term immunity

• Feed colostrum

  • First type of breast milk that increases the babies immune system