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1800s
Most child birth took place in the home. Childbirth viewed as natural process.
Obstetrics
focus is on problems and difficulties of labor and pregnancy.
early 1900s
Only 1/2 births by midwives by turn of the century.
<15% births by midwives by 1935
1915-1929
41% increase in infant mortality by interference of obs in birth
twilight sleep
-came into vogue in 1914, used in 50% of births
-morphine and scopolamine
Joseph DeLee
MD-1915
pathologic process that involved often much destructive pathology for mothers and babies.
1930
ACOG

very powerful organization
Puerperal (childbed) fever
streptococcus pyogenes
death rate d/t sepsis over 40/10,000 births,
-rate of spontaneous deliveries was 4/10,000
Natural Childbirth
late 60's
to early 80's but developed in 1920

women began to want to experience L and D
-ways to cope with labor and maintain memory became popular.
Grantly Dick-Read
believed fear and tension were the root of labor pain.
-wrote Natural Childbirth and Childbirth without Fear
father of natural childbirth movement
Frederick Laboyer: Gentle Birth
-author of Birth w/o violence
in 1974
-low lights and gentle music
-baby to moms abdomen
-cord not cut til it stops func.
-Laboyer bath
-calm and gentle environment
Fernand Lamaze
-France 1951
-visualization, guided imagery, breathing tech, massage and coaching by partner.
-breathing and focus are used to block pain impulses.
Bradley Method:
-husband coached childbirth 1965
-team work between parents
-diet and ex during preg
-deep abd. breathing
-mom taught to conc.& work thru pain
-first method to bring fathers into delivery room.
Ina May Gaskin
Known as the mother of midwifery
Marie F. Mongan
Hypnobirthing-
-based on Dick-Read's work
-women learn to relax and utilize self hypnosis
-birth plans are common
-neg terms are discouraged
freebirthing
Unassited childbirth
-homebirths
-7000 in US
AWHONN
1969-Perinatal Nursing Professional Organization
-Assc for women's Health and Neonatal nursing
Family Centered Maternity Care
childbirth is the experience of the family, not the caregivers.
-feather river room setup
-10 basic principles of care
Kathleen Rice-Simpson
alot of hospital stuff comes from her
-CNS
-widely published on safety in acute care setting
-textbooks on perinatal nrsg
-active in AWHONN
-thromboprophylaxis for C-section
-pt ed to reduce elective inductions
-mistaken id
-leading researcher on FHR monitering, prenatal care, intrauterine resuscitation.
Jeanne Watson-Driscoll
CNS
postpartum depression
-videos and books on psychotherapy
Labor Epidural
-1898-using cocaine
-widely used in 1970's using local anesthetics.
-1975-20% women req
-2010-70-90% rate in US
Japan low rate
PCA epis allow pts to use less meds
epidurals pros
-complete pain relief
-can speed up dilation if mom was fighting UCs.
-enables mom to rest
-can be used if c/s is nec.
epidural - cons
-can give incomplete pain relief
-mom cannot ambulate
-fc neccessary
-can slow down labor
-can decrease ability to push
effectively.
spinal
-injection of local into cerebrospinal space.
-lasts 1-2 hours
provides pain block similar to epidural.
spinal-pros
-quick to insert
-provides nerve block
-wears off quickly
-best if used during pushing
spinal-cons
-wears off quickly
-can result in urinary retention
-decreased mobility for pushing
-risk of spinal headache
C/S
25% of all deliveries
Maternal issues
-failure to progress
-inability to tolerate pushing
-cardiac problems
-injury to hip or back
-age
-skeletal abnormalities
Fetal Issues
-malpresentation
-fetal intolerance
-placental insufficiency
-cord placement
-hypoxia form long labor
-multifetal pregnancy
-known birth defects inc. spinal bifida, omphalocele
Ovulation
Hypothalmus produces GnRH
-to pituitary gland, to enable ovulation and releases FSH.
-to ovaries..to produce a mature egg.
Response of ovaries
-many follicles begin to mature
-estrogen is produced by follicle as ova mature
-the ovum that is mature the quickest, signals pituitary gland that it is ready to be released.
-estrogen levels are highest the day before ovulation.
Midcycle-
Pituitary gland releases LH, known as LH surge.

-Ovulation occurs in 12-36 hrs. when follicle releases egg.
Follicular phase
1st day of menses to LH surge
13-14 day duration.
Ovulatory Phase
LH surge to release of ovum
16-32 hours
Luteal Phase
Ovulation to menses unless conception occurs (14 day duration).
Length of average cycle
25-36 days