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available. Regardless of the amount of childbirth preparation or the number of times

she has been through the experience before, family focused nursing care is needed

to support the family as they mark the beginning of a new

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this this session, the student should be able to:

1-Discuss the physiology of the four stages of normal labor.

2-Describe the nursing management of the four stages of normal labor.

3-Discuss the physiological changes of mothers during each stage of normal labor.

4-Apply the nursing process to the care of women in each stage of normal labor.

5-Recognizethe normal characteristics of the newborn baby & identify abnormalities

6-Appreciate the importance of nursing care during labor & delivery to the fetus &the
mother.

Definition of terms:

Labor is the process by which a viable fetus and placenta are expelled from the uterus
at the end of 28 weeks or more.

Delivery refers to the actual birth of the newborn.
- Preterm or premature labor: It is labor occurring before 38 weeks of pregnancy (37
completed weeks).

- Mature or term infant: It is an infant born between 38 and before 42 weeks of
pregnancy.

- Post term pregnancy (post maturity ): prolongation of pregnancy two weeks or
more beyond the expected date of delivery, i.e., the duration of pregnancy is 42
weeks or more(294 days or more).

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