The slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the fetal ...

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The slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the fetal head during labor is called:
 
  a. Lightening. c. Ferguson reflex.
  b. Molding. d. Valsalva maneuver.

Question 2

The factors that affect the process of labor and birth, known commonly as the five Ps, include all except:
 
  a. Passenger. c. Powers.
  b. Passageway. d. Pressure.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Fetal head formation is called molding. Molding also permits adaptation to various diameters of the maternal pelvis. Lightening is the mother's sensation of decreased abdominal distention, which usually occurs the week before labor. The Ferguson reflex is the contraction urge of the uterus after stimulation of the cervix. The Valsalva maneuver describes conscious pushing during the second stage of labor.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The five Ps are passenger (fetus and placenta), passageway (birth canal), powers (contractions), position of the mother, and psychologic response.