The First Stage of Labor

question 24

Multiple Choice

The first stage of labor

• A) tends to last about two hours for firstborn children.
• B) involves expulsion of the placenta.
• C) tends to last the longest of the three stages.
• D) is characterized by the child descending through the birth canal.

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Definitions:

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