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...NORMAL SPONTANEOUS VAGINAL DELIVERY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION 3
Purpose and Objectives of the Study 9
Significance and Justification of the Study 10
Scope and Limitations 10
Background of the Study 11
II. CLIENT PRESENTATION 13
III. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 19
IV. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
V. CONCLUSIONS
VI. RECOMMENDATIONS
VII. APPENDICES
CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION
Pregnancy is defined as the state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the female body. When the growth and development of the fetus is completed, it undergoes the process of delivery. Delivery has two options, Cesarean, or normal delivery. A Caesarean section, is a surgical incision through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver one or more fetuses.
Normal delivery is the delivery of the baby through the vaginal route. It can be called normal spontaneous delivery (NSD) or spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD). The connotation of this is that the baby was delivered through the efforts of the mother.
Normal labor is defined as the gradual effacement and dilatation of the uterine cervix as a result of rhythmic uterine contractions leading to the expulsion of the products of conception (i.e., delivery of the fetus, membranes, umbilical cord, and placenta). Obstetricians have divided labor into 4 stages, thereby delineating milestones in a process that is obviously continuous. Stage 1: The first stage begins with regular uterine contractions and ends with complete cervical dilatation at 10 cm. Stage 1 has been further subdivided into an earlier latent phase (0-3 cm dilation) and an ensuing active phase, which begins at about 4-7 cm of cervical dilatation and heralds a period of more rapid...
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