PSY BEH 110D Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Forceps

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Psychology and Social Behavior
• Course: PSY BEH 110D
• Professor: Angela Lukowski

Document Summary

First born children - takes about 20 hours. More intense and frequent contractions; infant transitions into the birth canal. Vertex position - ideal; head first, face down. Back birth - less than ideal; head first, face up. Breech position - less than ideal; feet first. Transverse position - impossible for vaginal delivery; cesarean section necessary. Analgesia - reduces pain only, with potential effects on the mother and infant. Given in 1st stage of labor (when birth is hours away) Anesthesia - blocks nerve receptors that carry pain information. Can"t be given until the cervix is fully dilated. Not given during most painful phase of labor. Risky - push is reduce, so contractions aren"t as intense. Forceps - grasp infant around head, pull from canal. Vacuum - suction applied to scalp to assist with birth. Cesarean deliveries - surgical delivery of infant through abdominal incision.