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Labor and Delivery Process

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What is the primary difference between labor and delivery?

Labor is the birth of the placenta, while delivery is the birth of the baby
Labor is the birth of the baby, while delivery is the birth of the placenta
Delivery is the entire process, while labor is the actual birth
Labor is the entire process, while delivery is the actual birth (correct)

What is effacement in the context of labor?

The expulsion of the placenta
The thinning of the cervix (correct)
The dilation of the birth canal
The expansion of the cervical os

What is the typical duration of a contraction in early labor?

120 seconds
15 seconds
60 seconds
30 seconds (correct)

What is the frequency of contractions in later labor?

Every 23 minutes (D) Signup and view all the answers

How is the intensity of a contraction typically measured?

Through palpation or an intrauterine catheter (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the peak of a contraction?

Acme (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate duration of the first stage of labor?

10-15 hours (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Artificial Rupture of Membrane (A.R.M.) or Amniotomy?

To induce labor in the beginning of the 2nd stage (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of true labor?

Contracting regular, progressive cervical dilatation and effacement (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the mechanism of delivery of the baby?

Descent, flexion, internal rotation, extension, external rotation, and expulsion (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common type of presentation?

Fetal head or cephalic presentation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible cause of abnormal presentation?

Multiparity (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the duration of the latent phase of the first stage of labor?

0-3 cm dilation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the frequency of contractions during the second stage of labor?

2-3 minutes (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of nursing care during the first stage of labor?

Taking information and performing physical and obstetrical examinations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the duration of the first stage of labor?

From the onset of true labor to complete dilatation of the cervix (C) Signup and view all the answers