Jerrold and His Wife Are Considering Medication Options for the Birth

question 35

Multiple Choice

Jerrold and his wife are considering medication options for the birth of their daughter. They decide on a method used to numb a woman's body from the waist down during the birthing process. They have chosen to use:

• A) an antibiotic.
• B) an epidural block.
• C) pitocin.
• D) alcohol.

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Definitions:

Postpartum Depression

A new mother’s feelings of inadequacy and sadness in the days and weeks after giving birth.

Caring

Exhibiting kindness and concern for others.

Gametes

Reproductive cells (sperm in males and eggs in females) that carry genetic information and can fuse during fertilization to start the development of a new individual.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell from a male fertilizes an egg cell from a female, marking the beginning of a new organism's development.