With Regard to the Turns and Other Adjustments of the Fetus

question 1

Multiple Choice

With regard to the turns and other adjustments of the fetus during the birth process, known as the mechanism of labor, nurses should be aware that:

• A) The seven critical movements must progress in a more or less orderly sequence.
• B) Asynclitism sometimes is achieved by means of the Leopold maneuver.
• 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).

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