Claire and her husband are taking classes to prepare them for the birth of their first child. They are learning to do exercises, to focus breathing, and to relax through the contractions of labor. Their instructor tells them that what they are learning will help them to have an easier delivery, with less pain and less need for obstetrical medications. This best demonstrates the _____ method of childbirth.
a. Leboyer
b. Lamaze
c. Neugarten
d. Brazelton
Question 2
The most dangerous time for a baby to be exposed to most chemical teratogens is
a. at conception.
b. during birth.
c. at the age of viability.
d. when the child's organs are growing most rapidly.
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Alexandre Cabanel, The Birth of Venus.
Adult, Child, and Infant CPR Standards
U.S. Life Expectancy by Year of Birth
Transmission of recessive disorders (25% chance for an affected child).
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