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Exercise & Nutrition
Comfort & Relaxation
Birth Choices
Interventions, Complications, & Variations of Labor
Postpartum, Newborn, & Breastfeeding
100
You need 80-120 grams of this daily when pregnant.
What is protein
100
Also known as the "love hormone"
What is Oxytocin
100
98% of women in America give birth in this type of facility.
What is a hospital.
100
This is one of the first hospital interventions that you will face.
What is a saline lock/hep lock.
100
This is the preferred place for baby to be for the 1-2 hours immediately following birth.
What is skin to skin
200
This exercise helps to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy and in postpartum.
What is a kegel.
200
This coping technique involves using your voice.
What is Vocalization
200
Having this at your birth can reduce your chances of a cesarean by 50%.
What is a doula
200
Dilation does not progress according to pre-set plan
What is failure to progress
200
This is the first type of milk your baby receives when breastfeeding.
What is colostrum
300
The main source of hydration when pregnant should be this.
What is water
300
This coping technique involves standing and putting weight on your partner while he/she sways back and forth during a contraction.
What is the slow dance.
300
This location is becoming a popular alternative to hospital birth.
What is a birth center
300
The preferred method (acronym) for evaluating the benefits, risks, and alternatives to interventions.
What is BRAIN
300
Your care provider will do this immediately following delivery of the placenta to help the uterus contract.
What is fundal massage
400
This exercise involves lying down on the floor and placing your calves on the seat of a chair in front of you
What is the psoas release.
400
This coping technique involves applying pressure to the hips during a contraction.
What is the hip squeeze.
400
When entering the hospital you can decline this article of clothing.
What is a hospital gown.
400
You can request or deny this type of exam at your discretion during labor.
What is the vaginal exam.
400
On day 1, the size of the baby's stomach is similar to what fruit?
What is a cherry (1-1.5 tsp)
500
Instead of focusing on how much weight you have gained, instead you should focus on this.
What is what you are eating.
500
This relaxation strategy involves taking deep, intentional breaths.
What is abdominal breathing.
500
A document that tells your medical team your preferences for such things as how to manage labor
What is a birth plan.
500
A common form of induction using synthetic oxytocin, often used to speed up labor.
What is pitocin.
500
Blood clots bigger than this size are a red flag during the immediate postpartum and the first two weeks.
What is a quarter.