Chp.3 - Birth and Newborn

Question 1

Approaches to Childbirth

Answer 1

1) Lamaze
- teaching the woman to be in control of delivery process

2) Leboyer
- giving birth in a quiet, dimly lit room (in bath)

3) Dick-Read/Mongan /Hypnobirthing
- suggests that the fear of childbirth increases tension and makes the process more painful

4) Bardley
- being coached by her partner prepares the mother for childbirth

5) Alexander
- a technique that involves training to stop habitual reactions to pain (ie. tensing muscles)

6) Waterbirth

7) Lotus
- leave the umbilical cord uncut until it naturally separates

8) Silent
- everyone refrains from speaking

9) Medicated
- Health care providers can provide pain relief during labor with medication

Question 2

5 Measures of Apgar Assessment

Answer 2

• way to asses newborns overall condition
  1) Heart rate
  2) Respiration
  3) Muscle tone
  4) Reflex response
  5) Color

Question 3

Induction of labor is recommended when there is concern for the health of the mother or baby, for ex:

Answer 3

• Mother is approaching 2 weeks beyond her due date
• water has broken, but contractions have not begun
• Infection in the mother’s uterus
• Baby has stopped growing at the expected pace
• Not enough amniotic fluid surrounding the baby
• The placenta peels away, from inner wall of the uterus before delivery
• The mother has a medical condition, such as high blood pressure or diabetes