Labor Initiated by Doctors Through the Use of Medication or by Breaking

question 262

Multiple Choice

Labor initiated by doctors through the use of medication or by breaking the amniotic sac is:

• A) generated.
• B) prepared.
• C) induced.
• D) augmented.

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Definitions:

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