Before Your First: Vaginal Delivery

The OB One-Liner: “This is a _ yr old G_ P_ @_ wks GA here for ____.” Ex: This is a 34yo G3P2002 @ 38wks3days GA here for contractions Triage: 4 essential questions to ask every pregnant woman in triage Contractions, leaking fluid, vaginal bleeding, fetal movement What is labor? ...  Show more

High yield resources and tips for your Ob/Gyn clerkship. Youtube Playlist: http://bit.ly/pimped-ob Books: Netters Obstetrics and Gynecology by Beckmann Apps: Pimped App – Clinical questions to expect in the OR and on the wards Uptodate Epocrates GoodRx LactMed – medications safe ...  Show more

Maddie’s 7 Cardinal Movements of a Successful Delivery: 1. Head comes out 2. Head turns 3. Cord Assessment 4. Anterior shoulder delivered 5. Posterior shoulder delivered 6. Body delivered. 7. Baby on mom’s chest T’s of Postpartum Hemorrhage: 1. Tone 2. Trauma 3. Tissue 4. Thrombo ...  Show more

Contributor: Meghan Hurley MD

Educational Pearls:

Pearls about labor:

Labor is split into 3 stages.

Shoulder dystocia is an OB emergency. Remember McRobert’s maneuver and suprapubic pressure. For more information, take a look at the resources below. References ACOG- Shoulder Dystocia AAFP- Shoulder Dystocia 

Women whose fetuses are in the occiput posterior head position at the time of delivery are known to have longer second stages of labor and more complicated deliveries, including more operative assisted births, more 3rd and 4th degree lacerations, PPH, and in some studies lower Ap ...  Show more