Labor & Delivery

the opening (1 cm--3cm--10cm) of the cervix is called...

• dialation

• effacement

• contraction

• epidural

An Obstetrician doctor takes care of the physical side of the

• mother during pregnancy/birth

• only baby after birth

• only the baby during pregnancy

• none of the above

The tightening and releasing of the uterus during birth that can be very painful is called...

• effacement

• dialation

• contraction

• pushing

The stage of labor where the mom actually delivers the baby...

• Pre Labor

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Transition

The stage of labor where contractions begin coming consistently. They are usually spaced from 10 to 20 minutes apart. Body is dilating.

• Pre Labor

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

This part of STAGE 1 of labor is the most painful part. The cervix fully dilates/effaces to10 cm--Baby "drops" down into the birth canal. Mom is about to push.

• Pre labor

• transition

• stage 2

• stage 3

Why do baby's get a "cone head" when they are born vaginally?

• They do not have skull bones yet

• Their skull bones are not fused together

• their bones are like jello, so they just mold that way

• It is a birth defect

The stage begins with the baby crowning (the head at the opening of the vagina) and ends with it being delivered.

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• after birth

This stage is when the after birth is delivered.

• stage 1

• transition

• stage 2

• stage 3

The time from when a woman's water breaks until the delivery of a child is called?

• foetus

• pregnancy

• baby time

• labor