MNB Ch 16 Review

Birthing centers usually:

• Are attached to hospitals

• Are used for high risk births

• Have transfer agreements with hospitals

• Have obsteticians attending births

Which is NOT one of the five "P"s of labor?

• Passageway

• Psyche

• Position

• Passion

The primary power of labor comes from the unvoluntary uterine contractions in the _____of the uterus>

• Fundus

• Cervix

• Neck

• Sides

The most ideal shape for the passageway is the :

• Android

• Gynecoid

• Anthropoid

• Platypelloid

A fetus that is at station zero is_______the ischeal spines.

• Above

• Below

• At

• What do spines have to do with it?

The crown of the fetus is the ______ part of the fetus.

• Widest

• Narrowest

• How ce tell if this is a lord or a lagy

• Narrowest part of the head

A nurse that assists a laboring woman relax and reduce stress can improve the dilifery outcome.

• True

• False

Lithotomy position is:

• For the conviende of the medical provider

• The squatting postion

• The best position for the baby

• Only used in birthing centers

Labor is confirmed with the observation of:

• A bloody show

• Descent of tht fetus into the birth canal

• Cervical changes

• Regular contractions

All of the following are signs that a woman may be in transition stage EXCEPT:

• The placenta is delivered

• The woman swings a fist at her husband

• The woman becomes increasingly agitated

• The woman "learns a new language", as inPardon my French!