Signs and Symptoms of Labor
Stages of Labor
Process of Delivery
Pain Management Techniques
Episiotomy or Tear Healing
100
What happens to urinary frequency preceding labor?
What is increase in need and frequency of urination.
100
What does dilation refer to?
What is widening of the cervix to allow for the fetal head to pass through the vaginal canal.
100
True or False: A baby's head is built to pass through the vaginal opening from a front-facing position.
What is False. The head must internally rotate before passage can occur through the vaginal opening.
100
Name an example of non-pharmacological pain relief methods during labor and delivery.
What is aromatherapy, massage, touch, walking, hydrotherapy, music, childbirth classes, deep breathing, meditation, imagery, heat/cold.
100

What is the purpose of icing 24 hours after an episiotomy or tear?

What is to decrease swelling

200

What is occurring when a woman says that her "water broke?"

What is the amniotic sac around the baby breaks, causing a release of amniotic fluid to escape the vaginal opening.

200

What is effacement of the cervix?

What is thinning and shortening of the cervix to allow for easier passage of the fetal head during the first stage of labor.

200

What is an incision made to widen the birth canal and prevent tearing

What is an Episiotomy

200
What has been found to be the most important factor for pain control during labor and delivery, according to research?
What is attendance of mother in childbirth preparation classes.
200

When can normal activities be resumed after an episiotomy or tear?

What is within a week after giving birth

300

What composes the "bloody show?"

What is cervical mucus release or dropping of mucus plug.

300

What happens during the third stage of labor?

What is delivery of the placenta.

300

Name an indication for having a cesarean section over a vaginal birth.

What is cord prolapse, difficult labor or past delivery, early separation of placenta, improper placement of the placenta, ecclampsia.

300
Why can you not receive medications at any time during labor or delivery?
What is some medications can slow or even stop labor, and some medications can even impact the fetus if administered too close to the birth.
300

What is a common way to help ease pain after an episiotomy or tear?

What is a warm bath

400
What is "lightening?"
What is dropping of the fetal head into the lower pelvis. This prepares the fetus for the first stage of labor.
400
What are the names of the three phases during the 1st stage of labor?
What is active, latent, and transitional phases.
400
What is name of the desired cut upon either the abdomen or uterus for a cesarean section?
What is a "bikini cut" for the abdomen and a transverse incision for the uterus.
400

What is an epidural?

What is a form of anesthesia that is administered to mothers in labor both for vaginal and cesarean births that helps to numb the pain of labor without affecting the mother's ability to push.

400

What medicine can women take after having an episiotomy or tear?

What is ibuprofen or a non-steroidal anti inflammatory medication 

500

What are the name of the contractions that happen during false labor?

What is Braxton-Hicks contractions.

500
What occurs during the 4th stage of labor?
What is recovery, return of normal body processes and functions.
500

What is the curved instrument that fits around the baby’s head to help the doctor ease the baby down the birth canal

What is forceps

500

What sensations are blocked by the epidural and which sensations are felt, according to a survey of laboring women?

What is the pain of the contractions and labor is blocked, but the feeling of pressure and compression of the vaginal canal is present.

500

How often do you have to wait to use a tampon or have sexual intercourse after an episiotomy or tear?

What is after 6 weeks 

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