Preparing a Family For Childbirth & Parenting

Question 1

3 Important decisions Families need to make before labor include:

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1. Choice of birth attendance
2. Choice of setting
3. Amount & type of analgesic to use in labor

Question 2

A woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous emotional and physical support

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DOULA

Question 3

It prepares expectant parents emotionally and physically for childbirth while promoting wellness behaviors that can be used by parents and families for life

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CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION

Question 4

Assessing whether couples need preparation for childbirth or parenting class

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CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION

Question 5

Health care providers who usually have a professional degree specifically about childbirth education

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CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS

Question 6

Include information such as their choice of setting, birth attendant, special needs, extent of family participation during labor, birthing positions……..

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CHILDBIRTH PLAN

Question 7

Specific visits for couple who plan to get pregnant within a short time and want to know more about what they can expect pregnancy to be like, birth setting and procedure choices exist

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PRECONCEPTION VISITS

Question 8

Designed for couple who are already pregnant

Focus on family health during pregnancy, covers topics like psychological, physical changes during pregnancy, nutrition, routine checkups and newborn care

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EXPECTANT PARENTING CLASS

Question 9

Designed to help women learn more about breastfeeding over bottle feeding and continue it at least for 6 months following childbirth

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BREASTFEEDING CLASSES

Question 10

Breastfeeding classes are often taught by a _____ instructor who is an expert on what problems new mothers are apt to conquer

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LA LECHE LEAGUE

Question 11

Focus mainly on explaining the psychological and physiologic changes that occurs with childbirth and ways to prevent or reduce the pain of childbirth

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PREPARATION FOR CHILDBIRTH CLASS

Question 12

will both increase blood circulation to the fetus and help prevent excessive weight gain in the mother

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EXERCISE DURING PREGNANCY

Question 13

Aimed at helping a woman relax and manage stress better for all times in her life, not just pregnancy

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PRENATAL YOGA

Question 14

Reduces discomfort, and helps perineal muscles function more efficiently after childbirth

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PERINEAL AND ABDOMINAL EXERCISES

Question 15

Give the exercises during pregnancy:

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1. PRENATAL YOGA
2. PERINEAL & ABDOMINAL EXERCISES
3. TAILOR SITTING
4. SQUATTING
5. KEGEL EXERCISES
6. ADOMINAL MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS
7. PELVIC ROCKING
8. BIRTHING AIDS

Question 16

Done in a way that stretches perineal muscles without occluding blood supply to the lower legs

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TAILOR SITTING

Question 17

Stretches perineal muscles and can be useful position for 2nd stage labor

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SQUATTING

Question 18

Exercise that can be done easily during daily activities

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KEGEL EXERCISE

Question 19

Help strengthen abdominal muscles during pregnancy

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ABDOMINAL MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS

Question 20

Helps relieve backache during pregnancy and early labor by making lumber spine more flexible

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PELVIC ROCKING

Question 21

Methods to manage pain in childbirth

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1. LAMAZE PHILOSOPHY
2. DICK-READ METHOD
3. BRADLEY METHOD
4. PSYCHOSEXUAL METHOD

Question 22

Bradley method was originated by

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ROBERT BRADLEY

Question 23

Based on the premises that pregnancy and childbirth are joyful natural processes and that a woman’s partner should play an important role during pregnancy, labor, and early newborn period

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BRADLEY METHOD

Question 24

It incudes program of conscious relaxation and levels of progressive breathing that encourage a woman to “flow with” rather than struggle against contractions

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PSYCHOSEXUAL METHOD

Question 25

The psychosexual method was developed by ____

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SHIELA KITZINGER

Question 26

The premise is that fear leads to tension, which leads to pain

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DICK-READ METHOD

Question 27

Who proposed the Dick-Read method?

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GRANTLY DICK-READ

Question 28

Who popularized the Lamaze Philosophy

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FERDINAND LAMAZE

Question 29

This method is based on the theory that through stimulus-response conditioning, women can learn to use controlled breathing to reduce pain during labor

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THE LAMAZE PHILOSOPHY

Question 30

3 main principles taught in prenatal period related to gating control method of pain relief

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1. Couple understand process of labor or birth 2. Concentrate on breathing patterns or imagery 3. Conditioned reflexes

Question 31

Learning to relax body parts by deliberately relaxing one set of muscles, then another and another until her body is completely relaxed

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CONSCIOUS RELAXATION

Question 32

Woman breathes in deeply and then exhales deeply. Limits possibility of either hyperventilation or hypoventilation

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CLEANSING BREATH

Question 33

Blowing off too much carbon dioxide

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HYPERVENTILATION

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Not exhaling enough carbon dioxide

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HYPOVENTILATION

Question 35

Set breathing patterns at specific rates, provide distraction as well as prevents diaphragm from descending fully and putting pressure on the expanding uterus

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CONSCIOUSLY CONTROLLED BREATHING

Question 36

French for "light abdominal massage". Done with just enough pressure to avoid tickling.

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EFFLEURAGE

Question 37

Focusing intently on an object is another method of keeping sensory input from reaching the cortex of the brain

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FOCUSING OR IMAGERY

Question 38

Women breathe any way that is natural for them, except holding their breath during this stage of labor

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SECOND-STAGE BREATHING

Question 39

It relieved pain, but also complicated birth.

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CHLOROFORM

Question 40

Gating pain control methods

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1. Conscious relaxation 2. Cleansing breath 3. Consciously controlled breathing 4. Effleurage 5. Focusing or imagery 6. Second-stage breathing

Question 41

Alternative methods of birth

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1. Leboyer Method 2. Hydrotherapy & Water birth 3. Unassisted birthing

Question 42

The birthing room is darkened so there is no sudden contrast in light; it is kept pleasantly warm, not chilled

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LEBOYER METHOD

Question 43

He is a French obstetrician who postulated that moving from a warm, fluid-filled intrauterine environment to a noisy, air-filled, brightly lit birth room creates a major shock for a newborn

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FREDERICK LEBOYER

Question 44

Reclining or sitting in warm water during labor can be soothing; the feeling of weightlessness that occurs under water a well as the relaxation from the warm water both can contribute to reducing discomfort in labor

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HYDROTHERAPY & WATER BIRTH

Question 45

Refers to women giving birth without healthcare provider supervision

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UNASSISTED BIRTHING

Question 46

Women with unique needs

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1. Disability 2. Cultural Concerns 3. Morbidly obese