Doula Training Answered Correctly
obstetrics (OB) - Answer medical specialty dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and
puerperium
The Active Birth Movement - Answer Late 1970s, founded by a group of women in
North London who attempted to give birth in upright positions in a local hospital. Conflict
arose, active birth was banned, officially founded in 1982 and the Active Birth Manifesto
was written
physiological - Answer having to do with an organism's physical processes
recumbent - Answer reclining; lying down
supine - Answer lying on the back
First stage of labor - Answer Dilation of cervix, opening of uterus, contractions begin
second stage of labor - Answer Expulsive stage, child is born
third stage of labor - Answer First contact with baby, birth of placenta/membranes
Braxton Hicks contractions - Answer intermittent painless uterine contractions that
occur with increasing frequency as the pregnancy progresses
obstetrics (OB) - Answer medical specialty dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and
puerperium
The Active Birth Movement - Answer Late 1970s, founded by a group of women in
North London who attempted to give birth in upright positions in a local hospital. Conflict
arose, active birth was banned, officially founded in 1982 and the Active Birth Manifesto
was written
physiological - Answer having to do with an organism's physical processes
recumbent - Answer reclining; lying down
supine - Answer lying on the back
First stage of labor - Answer Dilation of cervix, opening of uterus, contractions begin
second stage of labor - Answer Expulsive stage, child is born
third stage of labor - Answer First contact with baby, birth of placenta/membranes
Braxton Hicks contractions - Answer intermittent painless uterine contractions that
occur with increasing frequency as the pregnancy progresses
