Normal Labor

Citation

AMA Citation
Normal Labor. In: Horsager R, Roberts SW, Rogers VL, Santiago-Muñoz PC, Worley KC, Hoffman BL. Horsager R, Roberts S.W., Rogers V.L., Santiago-Muñoz P.C., Worley K.C., Hoffman B.L. Eds. Robyn Horsager, et al.eds. Williams Obstetrics Study Guide, 24e New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2014. http://obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1131&sectionid=68980430. Accessed April 10, 2020.

MLA Citation
. "Normal Labor." Williams Obstetrics Study Guide, 24e Horsager R, Roberts SW, Rogers VL, Santiago-Muñoz PC, Worley KC, Hoffman BL. Horsager R, Roberts S.W., Rogers V.L., Santiago-Muñoz P.C., Worley K.C., Hoffman B.L. Eds. Robyn Horsager, et al. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2014, http://obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1131&sectionid=68980430.

The relation of the fetal long axis to that of the mother is termed which of the following?

a. Fetal lie

b. Fetal angle

c. Fetal position

d. Fetal polarity

a. Fetal Lie

Which of the following is not a predisposing factor for transverse fetal lie?

a. Multiparity

b. Oligohydramnios

c. Placenta previa

d. Uterine anomalies

b. Fetal Lie

Which of the following fetal presentations is the least common?

a. Breech

b. Cephalic

c. Compound

d. Transverse lie

c. Table 22-1

What percentage of fetuses are breech at 28 weeks’ gestation?

a. 1%

b. 10%

c. 25%

d. 50%

c. Cephalic Presentation

When the anterior fontanel is the presenting part, which term is used?

a. Brow

b. Face

c. Vertex

d. Sinciput

d. Figure 22-1

This drawing shows a fetal head in which position?

Reproduced with permission from Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, et al (eds): Normal labor. In Williams Obstetrics, 24th ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2014, Figure 22-3A.