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theo

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on: Jun 28, 2018
Which of the following is most likely to promote the release of labour-enhancing hormones?
 
  a. feelings of fear or anxiety
  b. the release of excessive catecholamines
  c. stimulation of the neocortex (the thinking part of the brain)
  d. feelings of calmness and safety

Question 2

A Cochrane Review (2013) found that women who had midwife-led care were:
 
  a. more likely to experience preterm birth.
  b. less likely to use regional analgesia.
  c. more likely to have an episiotomy.
  d. more likely to have an instrument birth.


yeungji

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Measures that can promote physiology during labour include: encouraging an atmosphere of privacy, clam and safety and the guaranteed presence of the midwife/birth supporters.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B

A Cochrane Review has identified that midwifery-led care has the potential to make a significant difference to the promotion of physiological birth, when compared with standard care from physicians and midwives.


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