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After reading this chapter, the student should be able to address the following:
- Explain the three stages of the typical birth process.
- Describe some complications that may occur during birth.
- Identify and explain three neonatal assessment techniques.
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a home birth vs. a hospital birth. Why would a family choose a home birth?
- Explain the role of hormones and the pituitary gland at the start of labor.
- Define premature birth, discuss likely causes of prematurity, and summarize findings on the development of premature infants.
- What are some of the differences between an induced labor and spontaneous labor?
- Identify and explain the use of five methods of childbirth.
- What are some possible complications of a baby who experiences anoxia?
- Talk about the criteria a doctor would use to determine the necessity of a Cesarean section.
- Examine some cultural differences in the process of giving birth.
- List and explain the sensory characteristics of neonates.
- List and explain the seven neonatal reflexes. How is each reflex elicited?
- What is the Apgar scale and what does it measure? How? When?
- Discuss postpartum blues versus more severe mental health problems of postpartum depression.
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