Your textbook discussed the relationship between social factors and the childbirth experience. According to this discussion,
a. researchers have not yet studied this issue systematically, but anecdotal evidence suggests that social factors are important.
b. researchers have studied this relationship, and they did not find a connection between social factors and childbirth.
c. researchers have found that women require less medication if a nurse or a relative remains with them during childbirth.
d. researchers were surprised to find that women actually require longer labor if a nurse or a relative remains with them during childbirth.
Question 2The data on Cesarean births show that
a. the newborn's health is significantly better with a Cesarean birth than with a vaginal birth.
b. women who have had Cesarean births are more likely than other women to say that the birth experience was traumatic.
c. unfortunately, it is very difficult for hospitals to reduce their rate of Cesarean births.
d. most women actually prefer to have a Cesarean birth, but physicians prefer vaginal delivery.
Question 3The discussion of preterm births pointed out that
a. the incidence of preterm birth does not seem to be related to the number of years of education a woman has.
b. no ethnic-group differences have been reported in the incidence of preterm births.
c. women who are overly thin are at risk for a preterm birth.
d. in North America, most babies who are born prematurely are no longer considered at risk for medical complications.
Question 4Which of the following students' statements about childbirth is true?
a. Marissa: The third stage of labor occurs when the baby is actually delivered, and it usually lasts less than 20 minutes..
b. Asenate: The total duration of labor varies from woman to woman, but it seems to be determined by individual hormonal levels..
c. Jessica: In the United States and Canada approximately 50 of all deliveries are performed by cesarean section, mostly for the convenience of doctors..
d. Kristi: In the United States, Black women are almost twice as likely as White, Latina, and Asian mothers to have a preterm birth..
Question 5During the third stage of labor,
a. the cervix becomes dilated to about four inches.
b. the estrogen levels begin to rise.
c. the baby begins to move down into the vagina.
d. the placenta is delivered.
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