The Following Is True About Cesarean Births EXCEPT

question 34

Multiple Choice

The following is true about cesarean births EXCEPT

• A)they are not a viable lifesaving solution to a birth complication.
• B)they increase the mother's risk of pain, trauma, and maternal mortality.
• C)they are increasingly common in the United States.
• D)1/3 of babies are born this way in the United States.

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Definitions:

Muscle Tissue

A body tissue that contracts to produce movement, including skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle types.

Capillary Walls

The thin, permeable walls of capillaries, the smallest blood vessels, which allow for the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste between blood and surrounding tissues.

Amphibian Heart

The amphibian heart is made up of three chambers: two atria and one ventricle, supporting a dual circulatory system that separates oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood.

Sinus Venosus

A structure in the heart of some vertebrates that collects oxygen-poor blood from the body to be oxygenated in the lungs or gills.