Childbirth Flashcards

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Approaches to childbirth

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Pain control through breathing, imagery, supportive coaching.
More natural approaches in the last 40 years- something to be celebrated rather than a medical procedure to endure

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Complications

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Lack of oxygen-leads to c section
Placental abrupt ion- hypoxia
Premature or small for date infants (prematurity is less serious than small for date)
Low birth weight can result in infant mortality

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Apgar score

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Way of rating on how life threatening or healthy newborn babies are

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