Section 5-3 Flashcards

1
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Labor

A

The process by which the baby gradually moves out of the uterus and into the vagina to be born

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Delivery

A

The birth itself

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Who can delivery a baby?

A

🔸obstetricians
🔹family doctors
🔸licensed midwives

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4
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Midwife

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Trained to assist women in childbirth

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5
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Alternative birth centers

A

Not part of hospitals but provide a more homelike environment for labor and delivery

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