A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e

Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

Birth and the Newborn Baby

True/False


1	The first stage of labor for a first baby typically lasts 12 hours or more.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	The first stage of labor is often painful because of the stretching of the vagina as the baby's head pushes against it.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	The mother has no control over the baby's progress through the vaginal canal.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	In most childbirths, general anesthesia is routinely administered to the mother.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	In the Lamaze method, an expectant mother is conditioned to relax her muscles in response to the voice of her partner or another labor "coach."
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	The rate of cesarean deliveries in the United States is nearly four times as high as in 1970.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The struggle involved in vaginal birth apparently triggers the release of stress hormones that help babies survive and adjust to life outside the womb.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	It is safer for a woman who has had a cesarean delivery to have vaginal delivery in subsequent births.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	In the United States, 99 percent of babies are born in hospitals.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Newborns lose weight during the first few days of life.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	A newborn who has thin skin, hair covering the body, and swollen breasts with secretions is probably unhealthy.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	About half of all babies develop neonatal jaundice a few days after birth.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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