LABOR AND DELIVERY QUIZ

Labor occurs in how many stages

• 1
• 3
• 4

How many centimeters must the cervix dilate for the baby to pass through?

• 5
• 8
• 10
• 29

A(n) _______________ is a method of evaluating a newborn's physical condition.

• Apgar test
• Amniocentesis
• Ultrasound

The _____________ birth focuses on the experience of the baby.  This method tries to make the birth process less shocking and more comforting for the baby.  It uses low lighting, breathing techniques and specially designed tubs.

• natural
• water
• lamaze

Delivery of a baby by making a surgical incision in the mother's abdomen is called ____________.

• vaginal delivery
• cesarean delivery
• complicated delivery
• special delivery

During which stage of labor are there very strong contractions and the baby pushes out of the uterus and down the vagina?

• 1st stage
• 2nd stage
• 3rd stage

A drop in the level of the uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in the pelvis:

• Lightening
• Quickening
• Anemia
• Recessive

Connects the fetus and placenta

• Sperm
• Uterus
• Umbilical Cord

The month in which "lightening" occurs and the baby is born. 

• Nine
• Six
• Two

What is a sign of false labor?

• The women experiences "bloody show"
• The amniotic sac is broken
• Contractions stop when the women walks or does light exercise
• The contractions continue, even when the women exercises