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Chapter 7: Pregnancy and Birth

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which stage of labor lasts the longest?

a)

First stage

b)

Second stage

c)

Third stage

d)

Transition

2.

What is lightening?

a)

Losing the mucus plug

b)

The tightening and releasing of the uterine muscle

c)

Trickle or gush of fluid from the vagina

d)

When the baby drops into the mother's pelvis to prepare for birth

3.

The thinning out of the cervix is known as

a)

Dilation

b)

Effacement

c)

Contraction

d)

Lanugo

4.

How dilated does the cervix have to get for the baby to be born?

a)

4 cm

b)

6 cm

c)

8 cm

d)

10 cm

5.

What does it mean if the baby is in 'breech presentation'?

a)

Head is coming first

b)

Arm is coming first

c)

Feet, butt, or knees are first

6.

When are the contractions the longest, strongest, and closest together?

a)

First stage

b)

Transition stage

c)

Second stage

d)

Third stage

7.

What are the soft spots on the baby's head known as?

(a)  

8.

The baby is born during this stage

a)

First stage

b)

Second stage

c)

Third stage

9.

How are contractions different in the second stage of labor than in the first stage of labor?

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10.

In what stage is the placenta expelled from the body?

a)

First stage

b)

Second stage

c)

Third stage

11.

The delivery of the baby through a surgical incision in the mother's abdomen

a)

Natural birth

b)

Prepared birth

c)

Lamaze

d)

Cesarean birth

12.

What are the special features of the newborn that make the newborn prepared for birth?

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13.

The rich, creamy substance that the baby is covered with after birth is known as

a)

Lanugo

b)

Vernix

c)

Milia

d)

Episiotomy

14.

This is sometimes referred to as 'baby acne'. They are tiny white bumps that cover the baby's nose and cheeks

a)

Milia

b)

Vernix

c)

Lanugo

d)

Amniotic fluid

15.

Fine hairs that cover the newborn; they disappear shortly after birth

a)

Milia

b)

Vernix

c)

Lanugo

d)

Placenta

16.

This is a method of evaluation that assess a newborn's physical condition

a)

Sogar scale

b)

Socrate scale

c)

Apgar scale

d)

BITSEA

17.

What does the Apgar scale check for in a newborn? (What does APGAR stand for?

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18.

What is a normal score for a newborn when assessed on an Apgar scale?

a)

7-10

b)

4-6

c)

2-4

d)

0-2

19.

The first milk that the mother produces

a)

Progestrone

b)

Colostrum

c)

Milia

d)

Vernix

20.

Name two reflexes of a newborn. Describe them.

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