Chapter 6 - Baby's Arrival

What happens when lightening occurs?

• A storm is coming

• The baby makes sudden kicks that causes excruciating pain

• The baby settles into the lower pelvis at the time birth nears

What is the "blood show?"

• Early sign that labor has begun

• The blood that is release after the birth

• A horror movie about child birth

What occurs when a woman's water breaks?

• Pipes burst in the home causes chaos

• The amniotic sac ruptures, and the woman feels a trickle or gush of warm amniotic fluid

• When a female is in the late stages of pregnancy and wet her pants because the baby is pushing on the bladder too much

What are contractions?

• Tightening and releasing of muscles of the uterus during labor

• When two words are combined to make one

• When the baby's heart rate indicates stress

What is the purpose of fetal monitoring during labor?

• To watch the baby's heart rate for indicators of stress

• To watch the baby's heart rate to know when labor will be over

• To look and see if the baby smiles during labor

When is labor considered premature?

• When the fetus has been developing for 37 weeks or less

• When the fetus has been developing for 38 weeks or less

• When the fetus has been developing for 39 weeks or less

What are signs of premature labor?

• Contractions every ten minutes or less

• Dull backache

• Leaking fluid or blood

• All of the above

Which of these are NOT breech position?

• When the baby is in the birth canal with head down position

• When the baby is in the birth canal with feet first position

• When the baby is in the birth canal with head up position

What is an episiotomy?

• When the baby is remove through a surgical procedure of the abdomen

• A surgical cut made to enlarge the opening in the mother's body if it is too small

• When forceps are used during child birth

What is a cesarean birth?

• When the baby is delivered through a surgical procedure in the mother's abdomen

• A surgical cut made to enlarge the opening in the mother's body if it is too small

• When forceps are used during child birth