WHO and Lamaze: Key
Recommendations for Healthy Birth
Exam Questions And Answers
Practice Questions with Solutions
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Induction of labor - Answer- Should be performed only when there is a clear medical
indication for it and the expected benefits outweigh its potential harms.
Mobility during labor - Answer- Encouraging the adoption of mobility and an upright
position during labor in women at low risk is recommended.
Companion during childbirth - Answer- A companion of choice is recommended for all
women throughout labor and childbirth.
Intermittent auscultation - Answer- Recommended for healthy pregnant women at the
time of labor admission and in labor using either a Doppler ultrasound device or a
Pindar fetal stethoscope.
Cervical dilatation threshold - Answer- Labor may not naturally accelerate until a
cervical dilatation threshold of 5 cm is reached.
Oral fluid and food intake - Answer- Recommended for women at low-risk during labour.
Amniotomy - Answer- The use of amniotomy alone for prevention of delay in labour is
not recommended.
Oxytocin use - Answer- The use of oxytocin for prevention of delay in labour in women
receiving epidural analgesia is not recommended.
Intravenous fluids - Answer- The use of intravenous fluids with the aim of shortening the
duration of labour is not recommended.
Nonpharmacological pain management - Answer- Strategies such as progressive
muscle relaxation, breathing, music, mindfulness, massage, and warm packs as well as
epidural analgesia and opioids are recommended for pain relief.
Birth position for second stage - Answer- Encouraging the adoption of a birth position of
the individual woman's choice, including upright positions, is recommended for women
with and without epidural analgesia.
Recommendations for Healthy Birth
Exam Questions And Answers
Practice Questions with Solutions
Newest | Already Graded A+
Induction of labor - Answer- Should be performed only when there is a clear medical
indication for it and the expected benefits outweigh its potential harms.
Mobility during labor - Answer- Encouraging the adoption of mobility and an upright
position during labor in women at low risk is recommended.
Companion during childbirth - Answer- A companion of choice is recommended for all
women throughout labor and childbirth.
Intermittent auscultation - Answer- Recommended for healthy pregnant women at the
time of labor admission and in labor using either a Doppler ultrasound device or a
Pindar fetal stethoscope.
Cervical dilatation threshold - Answer- Labor may not naturally accelerate until a
cervical dilatation threshold of 5 cm is reached.
Oral fluid and food intake - Answer- Recommended for women at low-risk during labour.
Amniotomy - Answer- The use of amniotomy alone for prevention of delay in labour is
not recommended.
Oxytocin use - Answer- The use of oxytocin for prevention of delay in labour in women
receiving epidural analgesia is not recommended.
Intravenous fluids - Answer- The use of intravenous fluids with the aim of shortening the
duration of labour is not recommended.
Nonpharmacological pain management - Answer- Strategies such as progressive
muscle relaxation, breathing, music, mindfulness, massage, and warm packs as well as
epidural analgesia and opioids are recommended for pain relief.
Birth position for second stage - Answer- Encouraging the adoption of a birth position of
the individual woman's choice, including upright positions, is recommended for women
with and without epidural analgesia.
