[MCN] - Breathing Techniques in Labor

Question 1

List down the four breathings included in the First stage of Breathing?

Answer 1

1. Cleansing breath
2. Slow-paced breathing
3. Modified-paced breathing
4. Pattern-paced breathing

Question 2

What stage of Breathing is this?
- the woman may grunt, groan, sigh or moan as she pushes
- open glottis method or limiting breath-holding method is used?

Answer 2

Second stage of Breathing

Question 3

This is a breathing where each contractions begins and ends with a deep inspiration and expiration?

Answer 3

Cleansing breath

Question 4

This is a breathing that promotes relaxation and is used as long as possible during labor?

Answer 4

Slow-paced breathing

Question 5

This is a breathing that is used when slow-paced breathing is no longer effective and that the breathing is shallow and fast?

Answer 5

Modified-paced breathing

Question 6

This is a breathing that is referred to as pant-blow?

Answer 6

Pattern-paced breathing