C) 850,000
In the United states, approximately ________ teenagers become pregnant each year.
A) 1,000,000
B) 500,000
C) 850,000
D) No reliable data is available.
B) low-birth weight
Kelly is 14 and pregnant. Which of the following problems is Kelly's baby most likely to have?
A) HIV infection
B) low-birth weight
C) Down syndrome
D) all of the above
C) a deep desire to have children
Which of the following is NOT a factor that tends to be associated with teenage pregnancy?
A) low income
B) social isolation
C) a deep desire to have children
D) drug and alcohol use
A) already having had one or more children.
All of the following are factors for low-birth weight babies in older women EXCEPT
A) already having had one or more children.
B) increased stress.
C) high blood pressure.
D) diabetes.
D) weeks three to eight.
The critical period of maximum risk to a developing organism due to teratogens is during
A) after organogenesis is complete.
B) weeks nine to birth.
C) the first two weeks.
D) weeks three to eight.
C) Most damaged sperm do not survive the long journey to the egg.
Which of the following is TRUE about unhealthy sperm?
A) Nature rarely selects out unhealthy sperm.
B) Sperm is unaffected by toxic substances.
C) Most damaged sperm do not survive the long journey to the egg.
D) Cocaine destroys the mobility of sperm cel
D) All of the above statements are true.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about cocaine?
A) Cocaine ingested by the father can be carried to the egg cell during fertilization.
B) Cocaine accumulates in the testes.
C) Cocaine can bind to human sperm cells.
D) All of the above statements
A) the mother's exposure to toxins.
The majority of birth defects result from
A) the mother's exposure to toxins.
B) disruptions to early cell divisions in the zygote.
C) the father's exposure to toxins.
D) disturbances after organogenesis is complete.
C) false labor contractions.
Vague tightening in the uterus off and on weeks or months before delivery is called
A) showing.
B) placental contractions.
C) false labor contractions.
D) dilation.
C) dilation, delivery, afterbirth
Which of the following present the stages of birth in the correct order?
A) dilation, afterbirth, delivery
B) delivery, afterbirth, dilation
C) dilation, delivery, afterbirth
D) delivery, dilation, afterbirth
D) dilation.
The gradual opening of the cervix during the first stage of birth is called
A) delivery.
B) afterbirth.
C) fetal distress.
D) dilation.
D) cervix
The ________ is a tough ring of tissue that keeps the fetus inside the uterus.
A) fallopian tube
B) placenta
C) vagina
D) cervix
C) 6 cm
During stage one of labor, the cervix must dilate to approximately ________ to allow for passage of the baby.
A) 10 cm
B) 12 cm
C) 6 cm
D) The cervix does not dilate in stage one.
D) The cervix dilates to about 100 times its normal diameter.
Which of the following statements about the first stage of birth is TRUE?
A) The placenta and other membranes emerge through the birth canal.
B) Contractions push the baby through the birth canal.
C) The major organs become functional.
D) The cervix dilat
A) Stage 1
Your highly pregnant friend Jean calls you and reports that her contractions are regular and have been going on for about an hour. You suspect that she may be in which of the following labor stages?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) Stage 4
B) Stage 2
Which of the stages of birth involve the baby actually moving through the birth canal?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) Stage 4
B) the expulsion of the placenta.
The last stage of birth involves
A) the Apgar test.
B) the expulsion of the placenta.
C) the contraction of the cervix.
D) the delivery of the baby.
B) less than an hour.
The process of afterbirth usually lasts
A) thirty minutes to two hours.
B) less than an hour.
C) up to a day.
D) six to fourteen hours.
B) malpresentation.
The breech position is a type of
A) fetal distress.
B) malpresentation.
C) transverse position.
D) cesarean section.
A) fetal distress.
Anoxia is a type of
A) fetal distress.
B) cesarean section.
C) malpresentation.
D) transverse position.
B) anoxia
Which of the following is NOT a birthing complication that involves the position of the fetus?
A) transverse position
B) anoxia
C) breech position
D) malpresentation
C) malpresentation
Which of the following is NOT a birth complication that involves fetal distress?
A) change in heart rate
B) anoxia
C) malpresentation
D) change in respiration
A) deterioration of the placenta.
Anoxia can occur due to
A) deterioration of the placenta.
B) a head down fetal position.
C) a C-section delivery.
D) a breech position.
A) prevent visual problems.
Silver nitrate is used with newborns to
A) prevent visual problems.
B) remove remnants of vernix caseosa.
C) supply needed nutrients.
D) expel excess amniotic fluid from the lungs.
D) vernix caseosa.
The white, cheesy coating that protects babies' skin before birth is called
A) trophoblast.
B) organogenesis.
C) endoderm.
D) vernix caseosa.
A) five minutes.
Most newborns are given the Apgar Test at one minute and
A) five minutes.
B) one hour.
C) thirty minutes.
D) ten minutes.
C) 7 - 10
Maria's baby has just received his second Apgar test. Maria is very pleased to hear that he received an excellent score. What score did Maria's baby most likely receive?
A) 0 - 3
B) 90 - 100
C) 7 - 10
D) A - C
C) The new parents experience no stress or problems.
Which of the following statements about success in the transition to parenthood is FALSE?
A) The new parents are welcoming their firstborn child.
B) The new parents must learn to share their time and energy with the newborn.
C) The new parents experience
D) issues about their own parents
Jennifer and Michael just had their first baby. Which of the following issues would you tell them is unlikely that they would experience in their transition to parenthood?
A) transition to becoming a sibling
B) identity issues
C) child factors
D) issues a
D) vomiting
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of sibling transition in an older sibling?
A) sleeping difficulties
B) increased whininess
C) toileting problems
D) vomiting
C) the 1950s.
Hospital births became the norm in this country around
A) the 1970s.
B) the 1850s.
C) the 1950s.
D) 1900.
A) 99 percent
According to Martin, et. al. (2003), what percentage of babies are born in hospitals in the United States?
A) 99 percent
B) 85 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 75 percent
B) prepared childbirth
The term ________ refers to the use of birthing techniques designed to reduce muscle tension, promote relaxation, and reduce pain during labor and delivery.
A) classical conditioning
B) prepared childbirth
C) home birth
D) midwifery
C) both A and B.
The prepared childbirth approach is largely based on the work of
A) Dick-Read.
B) Lamaze.
C) both A and B.
D) neither A nor B.
B) experience more pain during labor and delivery because they don't know what to expect.
Grantly Dick-Read theorized that women
A) have been classically conditioned to believe that labor contractions are going to be painful.
B) experience more pain during labor and delivery because they don't know what to expect.
C) believe that the typical b
A) women have been classically conditioned to believe that labor contractions will be painful.
Frederick Lamaze theorized that
A) women have been classically conditioned to believe that labor contractions will be painful.
B) birthing centers would decrease the risk of spreading contagious diseases to newborns.
C) the delivery room environment shoul
B) rooming-in
Which of the following is NOT a technique of childbirth?
A) home birth
B) rooming-in
C) Lamaze method
D) Leboyer method
A) the newborn to stay in the same room with his or her mother.
Rooming-in" refers to the practice of allowing
A) the newborn to stay in the same room with his or her mother.
B) underwater delivery to occur in the mother's private room.
C) women to stay in their own private hospital rooms to give birth.
D) the woman'
A) attends the childbirth preparation classes with the expectant mother.
A labor coach or companion
A) attends the childbirth preparation classes with the expectant mother.
B) is responsible for monitoring the woman's pain and delivering drugs as needed.
C) delivers the baby and cuts the umbilical cord.
D) all of the above.
D) simulating the amniotic fluid by giving water birth to the baby in a birthing tub.
The Leboyer method of childbirth does all of the following EXCEPT
A) refraining from cutting the umbilical cord until after it stops pulsating.
B) placing the baby on the mother's abdomen immediately after birth.
C) dimming the lights and quieting the noi
B) the ready availability of equipment in case of problems
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a home birth?
A) no concern about making it to the hospital in time
B) the ready availability of equipment in case of problems
C) immediate and constant infant-family contact
D) a familiar and comfortable envi
C) eases the process of birth for the physician.
Having a mother lie flat on her back during birth
A) eases the process of birth for the mother.
B) eases the process of birth for the baby.
C) eases the process of birth for the physician.
D) all of the above
B) the fewer complications she is likely to experience during delivery.
Research shows that the more a woman performs mild to moderate exercises during her pregnancy and keeps herself physically fit,
A) the greater her likelihood of miscarrying her baby due to stress.
B) the fewer complications she is likely to experience dur
D) help women relax more during delivery and reduce their pain in childbirth.
Having more choices about her birth experience may
A) cause more stress for a woman during pregnancy because she has to make too many decisions.
B) result in feeling overwhelmed about how to obtain alternative birthing experiences.
C) contribute to a less
C) 70 to 95 percent
Various studies have documented that anywhere from ________ of all hospital-based deliveries involve some type of medication for the relief of the mother's pain
A) 50 to 70 percent
B) 25 to 50 percent
C) 70 to 95 percent
D) 95 to 100 percent
B) major tranquilizers
During the middle part of the twentieth century, doctors used ________ for pain relief during childbirth.
A) local anesthetics
B) major tranquilizers
C) breathing techniques
D) antianxiety medications
B) epidural anesthesia
The injection of a mixture of pain-relieving drugs into spaces along the spine of the mother before delivery is called ________.
A) general tranquilizer
B) epidural anesthesia
C) general anesthesia
D) epidural tranquilizer
D) consistent results that such pain-relieving drugs have serious long-term consequences.
Studies about the effects of pain-relieving drugs on the health of the newborn baby have shown
A) mixed results depending upon the drugs given and the amount administered.
B) uncertain results because it cannot be determined when the newborn's deficits ar
B) the advent of prepared childbirth
Which of the following factors has had the greatest impact on the father's role in childbirth?
A) the increasing expense of a hospital delivery
B) the advent of prepared childbirth
C) the women's rights movement
D) the growing incompetence of health care