Please write the letter that best represents the stages of labor in FRONT of the number.
Stages of Labor
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First Stage B. Second Stage C. Third Stage
___1. Involves little or no discomfort.
___2. Episiotomy may be performed.
___3. At the beginning of this stage, contractions are about 2-4 minutes apart.
___4. Relaxation is important to prevent muscles from tightening.
___5. Mother may be asked to bear down to help baby along.
___6. Shortest stage
___7. Baby moves down into the lower pelvis and into position for birth.
___8. Near the end of this stage, contractions are strong and frequent.
___9. Longest stage
___10. Baby is born
___11. Uterus contracts to deliver placenta
___12. Cervix dilates and becomes thinner
13. Please list FOUR signs/symptoms of pregnancy
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14. Please list FOUR considerations for expectant MOMs to be Careful of.
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T/F- Please put a T or F in FRONT of the number of the statement. ___15. A baby always starts out as a Zygote.
___16. After being a Zygote the next stage is the fetus stage.
___17. A full term pregnancy is 36 weeks.
___18. The first three months of a pregnancy is where all the vital organs are
forming.
___19. Pregnancy is broken up into quarters.
___20. By the ninth month the mother gains a pound a week.