Factors of labour

Subject: Midwifery II (Theory)

Overview

Factors affecting labour are passenger, passageway and the powers.The passenger includes Fetal head,Shoulders and pelvic girdle,Fetal lie,Presentation,Attitude and Position. The passageway are Pelvis and Soft tissues. The powers includes Uterine contractions, Voluntary bearing-down efforts and Implications of nursing care.

Factors of labour

  • The passenger
  • Fetal head
  • Shoulders and pelvic girdle
  • Fetal lie
  • Presentation
  • Attitude
  • Position
  • The passageway
  • Pelvis
  • Soft tissues
  • The powers
  • Uterine contractions
  • Voluntary bearing-down efforts
  • Implications of nursing care
Things to remember
  • Factors affecting labour are passenger, passageway and the powers.
  • The passenger includes  Fetal head,Shoulders and pelvic girdle,Fetal lie,Presentation,Attitude and Position.
  • The passageway are Pelvis and Soft tissues.
  • The powers includes Uterine contractions, Voluntary bearing-down efforts and Implications of nursing care.
Questions and Answers

Factors of Labour

  • The passenger,
  • Fetal head,
  • Shoulders and pelvic girdle,
  • Fetal lie,
  • Presentation,
  • Attitude,
  • Position.
  • The passageway,
  • Pelvis,
  • Soft tissues,
  • The powers,
  • Uterine contractions,
  • Voluntary bearing-down efforts,
  • Implications of nursing care.

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