False Labor to Fundus

Braxton Hicks contractions or false labor is the tightening of the uterus without dilation or effacement of the cervix.

Signs of fetal distress can be rapid change in the baby's activity or heartbeat, or me conium-stained amniotic fluid is considered fetal distress which indicates that the baby's life may be in danger; most often as a result of too little oxygen.

Fetal Heartbeat is the heartbeat of the baby before birth.

Fetal movement is the movement of the baby before birth; such as moving arms, legs or turning around in the uterus.

An unborn baby after 8 weeks of development is called a fetus.

Folate is also known as folic acid; is a B complex vitamin shown to reduce the possibilities of neural tube defects- such as spina bifida & anencephaly.

The "soft spots" on a baby's head where the skull has not fused together is the fontanelles. At birth, a baby has a fontanelle on the top and back of the head. The back one closes quickly, but the top one can take up to 2 years before it's completely hardened and closed.

An obstetrical instrument that fits around the baby's head to guide the baby's head through the birth canal is called forceps and is used during delivery and is only occasionally used.

The top or upper, rounded portion of a woman's uterus is the fundus.

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