Question 1

Most natural, or prepared, childbirth programs draw on methods developed by Grantly Dick-Read and Fernand Lamaze, who recognized that

Accepted Answer

A)  new labor medications could be used to reduce the pain of childbirth. 
B)  hospital costs could be saved if women used prepared childbirth methods. 
C)  cultural attitudes had taught women to fear the birth experience. 
D)  the mother's home was the safest and least painful place to give birth. 
A)  new labor medications could be used to reduce the pain of childbirth. 
B)  hospital costs could be saved if women used prepared childbirth methods. 
C)  cultural attitudes had taught women to fear the birth experience. 
D)  the mother's home was the safest and least painful place to give birth.

Question 2

An abnormal increase in maternal __________ in the third trimester of pregnancy is currently being evaluated as an early predictor of premature birth.

Accepted Answer

A)  corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) 
B)  cortisol 
C)  insulin 
D)  thyroxine 
A)  corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) 
B)  cortisol 
C)  insulin 
D)  thyroxine

Question 3

In infants who gain weight quickly, the stepping reflex

Accepted Answer

A)  is sustained throughout childhood. 
B)  appears at around 3 months. 
C)  reveals the health of the leg muscles. 
D)  disappears at around 2 months. 
A)  is sustained throughout childhood. 
B)  appears at around 3 months. 
C)  reveals the health of the leg muscles. 
D)  disappears at around 2 months.

Question 4

Fathers show hormonal changes-specifically slight increases in __________ and __________-around the time of birth that are compatible with those of mothers.

Accepted Answer

A)  oxytocin; prolactin 
B)  prolactin; estrogens 
C)  androgens; oxytocin 
D)  estrogens; androgens 
A)  oxytocin; prolactin 
B)  prolactin; estrogens 
C)  androgens; oxytocin 
D)  estrogens; androgens

Question 5

Vacuum extractors

Accepted Answer

A)  are used in nearly 30 percent of U.S. births. 
B)  are more likely than forceps to tear the mother's tissues. 
C)  have been rapidly replaced by forceps in most U.S. births. 
D)  doubles the risk of bleeding beneath the baby's skin. 
A)  are used in nearly 30 percent of U.S. births. 
B)  are more likely than forceps to tear the mother's tissues. 
C)  have been rapidly replaced by forceps in most U.S. births. 
D)  doubles the risk of bleeding beneath the baby's skin.

Most natural, or prepared, childbirth programs draw on methods developed by Grantly Dick-Read and Fernand Lamaze, who recognized that

An abnormal increase in maternal __________ in the third trimester of pregnancy is currently being evaluated as an early predictor of premature birth.

In infants who gain weight quickly, the stepping reflex

Fathers show hormonal changes-specifically slight increases in and -around the time of birth that are compatible with those of mothers.

Vacuum extractors

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

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Exam 4: Birth and the Newborn Baby

Most natural, or prepared, childbirth programs draw on methods developed by Grantly Dick-Read and Fernand Lamaze, who recognized that

An abnormal increase in maternal __________ in the third trimester of pregnancy is currently being evaluated as an early predictor of premature birth.

In infants who gain weight quickly, the stepping reflex

Fathers show hormonal changes-specifically slight increases in __________ and __________-around the time of birth that are compatible with those of mothers.

Vacuum extractors

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

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Fathers show hormonal changes-specifically slight increases in and -around the time of birth that are compatible with those of mothers.