Ch. 3 Enhancing The Birth Experience

Question 1

What kind of movement is helpful during labor?

Answer 1

Walking, slow dancing, squatting, moving on a birth ball, being on their hands and knees, and leaning into their partner or doula

Question 2

What position helps to rotate the infant from a posterior position?

Answer 2

Being on her hands and knees

Question 3

What position increases the area of the bony outlet of the pelvis by 28%?

Answer 3

Squatting in the 2nd stage

Question 4

How often should a woman in early labor change positions?

Answer 4

Every half hour