Matching Pairs Labor and Delivery Vocab. Online version Used to review pre labor, stages of labor and types of labor by Rochelle Netten 1 contractions 2 Pitocin 3 meconium 4 natural birth 5 Midwife 6 epidural 7 umbilical cord 8 vernix 9 crowning 10 placenta Delivers continuous pain relief to lower half of body through a catheter in the epidural space It delivers nutrients and oxygen to the baby and removes the baby's waste products. When your baby's head starts to emerge, also known as "ring of fire"; occurs during the second stage of labor. When the uterine muscle tightens and relaxes to help your baby pass from the uterus into the birth canal. Waxy or cheese-like white substance coating the skin of the baby synthetic form of oxytocin, used to induce labor This organ provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby. a person trained to assist women in childbirth a thick, green, tar-like substance; babies first bowel movement Vaginal labor and delivery with limited to no medical intervention.