Factors Affecting the Process of Labor
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Which factor affecting the process of labor refers to the power of abdominal muscles and diaphragm during bearing down efforts?

  • Passenger
  • Passages
  • Power (correct)
  • Position

In the first stage of labor, which factor influences the duration of labor?

  • Maternal age
  • Fetal size
  • Maternal parity (correct)
  • Placental position

Which physiological event during the first stage of labor is characterized by the spread of each contraction starting near the cornua before moving outwards and downwards?

  • Character of uterine contractions
  • Maternal psychological state
  • Psychological state of the fetus
  • Uterine action (correct)

Which factor affecting the process of labor may facilitate fetal descent and rotation by allowing women to change positions during labor?

<p>Position (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary power involved in the process of labor?

<p>Contraction and retraction of uterine muscles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which uterine segment contracts strongly and retracts to expel the fetus during labor?

<p>Upper uterine segment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the lower uterine segment during labor?

<p>Dilatation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs first in the process of cervical effacement during labor?

<p>Shortening of the cervical canal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic defines normal uterine contractions during labor?

<p>They increase in frequency, intensity, and duration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What leads to the progressive shortening and thickening of the upper uterine segment?

<p>Retraction where muscles fibers retain some shortening (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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