What Should Nurses Be Aware of with Regard to the Turns

question 15

Multiple Choice

What should nurses be aware of with regard to the turns and other adjustments of the fetus during the birth process?

• A) The seven critical movements must progress in a more or less orderly sequence.
• B) Asynclitism sometimes is achieved by means of the Leopold manoeuvre.
• C) The effects of the forces determining descent are modified by the shape of the woman's pelvis and the size of the fetal head.
• D) At birth the baby is said to achieve "restitution" (i.e. ,a return to the C-shape of the womb).