6.1 Flashcard

What does the uterus do during labor? Options: cervix, contracts, dilates, fontanels, forceps

The lower part of the uterus

Open spaces in a baby's skull where the bones don't join before birth

Instrument that may be used by a doctor during delivery

What does the cervix do during labor? Options: cervix, contracts, dilates, fontanels, forceps

Early signs of the onset of labor include all of the following EXCEPT: bloody show, gush of liquid, quickening, contractions

A woman is experiencing false labor if the contractions

The actual delivery of the baby takes place during the

All of the following help the baby fit through the mother's pelvis EXCEPT: the hormone relaxin, an episiotomy, the baby's fontanels

Scientist have discovered that the umbilical cord blood contains