Unit 1.6

Question 1

What are the three stages of birth?

Answer 1

First stage uterine contractions
Second stage delivery of the baby
Third stage after birth

Question 2

What happens during the first stage of birth?

Answer 2

Uterine contractions 12 to 14 hours
Contractions cause of cervix to stretch and open amniotic sac, irrupt, releasing amniotic fluid

Question 3

What happens during the second stage of birth?

Answer 3

Delivery 45 minutes to an hour
Baby begins, moving out of the year is stage ends at the birth of the infant

Question 4

What happens in the third stage of birth?

Answer 4

Afterbirth a few minutes
Placenta, umbilical cord, and other membranes are detach and expelled from the uterus

Question 5

What is oxytocin?

Answer 5

Hormone that promotes uterine contractions

Question 6

What is Pitocin?

Answer 6

Synthetic form of oxytocin that produces urine contractions 

Question 7

What is the appear scale?

Answer 7

Method to assess health of newborns
Evaluates, infants, heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, body color, reflexes

Question 8

What is a low birthweight infant

Answer 8

Way less than 5 1/2 pounds at birth

Question 9

What is a preterm infant?

Answer 9

For three weeks or more before full-term

Question 10

What is a small for date infant?

Answer 10

Babies who’s birth weight is below normal, when the length of pregnancy is considered