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A technique used to encourage the onset of labor. The practitioner inserts a finger between the membranes and the wall of the uterus to loosen the membranes from the wall.
Industry:Parenting
A term midwives use instead of "due date" because it puts the focus more on the mother and less on the practitioner. It is determined based on the first day of a woman's last menstruation. See Naegele's rule.
Industry:Parenting
A term used to describe a labor and delivery without medication and/or medical intervention.
Industry:Parenting
A test that diagnoses pregnancy by detecting the presence of the hormone hCG in the urine. Some home pregnancy tests can be used even before the day the next menstrual period is due.
Industry:Parenting
A test to check on how the baby is doing while inside the uterus. A CST tests how the baby responds to the stress of uterine contractions. The mother is hooked up to a fetal monitor and is given oxytocin via an IV, while the baby is monitored to see how it responds to contractions.
Industry:Parenting
A test to check on how the baby is doing while inside the uterus. A sound-and-vibration producing instrument is paced on the mother's abdomen to determine the fetus's response to sound or vibrations. Also called fetal acoustical stimulation.
Industry:Parenting
A test to check on how the baby is doing while inside the uterus. A sound-and-vibration-producing instrument is paced on the mother's abdomen to determine the fetus's response to sound or vibrations. Also called vibroacoustic stimulation (VAS).
Industry:Parenting
A test to check on how the baby is doing while inside the uterus. This test assesses how a fetus reacts to pressure on, or pinching of, the scalp.
Industry:Parenting
A test to check on how the baby is doing while inside the uterus. Through the use of ultrasound, the flow of blood through the umbilical artery is assessed. A weak, absent, or reverse flow indicates the fetus is not getting adequate nourishment.
Industry:Parenting
A test to check on how the baby is doing while inside the uterus. Using ultrasound, this test assesses fetal breathing, fetal movement, fetal tone, and amniotic fluid volume.
Industry:Parenting
