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Question 0

What is the late first stage of birth?

Answer 0

Cervix is fully dilating and amniotic fluid sac has ruptured

Question 1

What is the first stage of birth?

Answer 1

Cervix dilating

Question 2

What is the second stage of birth

Answer 2

Birth of infant

Question 3

What is the third stage of birth

Answer 3

Delivery of the placenta

Question 4

What is afterbirth?

Answer 4

When the placenta, umbilical cord, etc are detached and expelled

Question 5

True or false, 99% of U.S births occur in hospitals

Answer 5

True

Question 6

91% of births are attended by ____

Answer 6

Physicians

Question 7

What makes a midwife different from a nurse

Answer 7

More time with patient in prenatal period
More emphasis on counseling & education
More emotional support to mothers
Present during entire birth process

Question 8

What does a doula do?

Answer 8

Provide continuous care before, during, and after childbirth

Question 9

____ is used to relive pain during childbirth

Answer 9

Analgesia

Question 10

Why is anesthesia used?

Answer 10

To block sensation

Question 11

Numbs from the waist down

Answer 11

Epidural block

Question 12

What is oxytocin

Answer 12

Synthetic hormone used to stimulate contractions

Question 13

What is anoxia and what does it do to the newborn

Answer 13

It’s a lack of oxygen and occurs when the mother has contractions

Question 14

_____ ______ protects newborns from heat loss

Answer 14

Vernix caseosa

Question 15

What is the breech position?

Answer 15

When the baby is coming out ass first instead of head first

Question 16

What is the apgar scale?

Answer 16

As assessment of the health of the newborn 1-5 min after birth

Question 17

What categorizes as a low birth weight

Answer 17

Less that 5 1/2 lbs at birth

Question 18

What are preterm infants

Answer 18

Babies born three weeks or more before pregnancy has reached it’s full term

Question 19

What are small for date babies

Answer 19

Babies who’s birth weight is low for what’s considered normal at the length of pregnancy

Question 20

What is kangaroo care?

Answer 20

Skin to skin contact between mom and baby

Question 21

What is the brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale

Answer 21

A test performed within 24-36 hours after birth-assess neurological development

Question 22

Neonatal intensive care until network nonbehavioral scale

Answer 22

An offspring of NBAS, it’s a more comprehensive analysis of the newborn

Question 23

How long does the period after childbirth does the mother physically as psychologically adjust to chilsldbirth

Answer 23

6 weeks

Question 24

Process by which uterus returns to pre-pregnant size

Answer 24

Involution

Question 25

Characterized by strong feelings of sadness, anxiety or despair in the new mother, making every day tasks difficult

Answer 25

Postpartum

Question 26

Treatments for postpartum includes

Answer 26

Antidepressants | Psychotherapy