Labor Learning Assessment

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Across
  1. 2. When the cervix thins out it is called?
  2. 5. What is the term used to describe mucus mixed with blood that may appear before labor?
  3. 7. How many day(s) do corticosteroids need to be effective?
  4. 8. If a woman experiences labor before ------ weeks gestation she is considered to be in preterm labor
  5. 9. What medication might be administered to relax the uterus and stop contraction?
Down
  1. 1. What is another name for false labor?
  2. 3. If contractions lessen in strength or frequency with light activity, it is termed ----- labor.
  3. 4. True or False - False labor contraction help to prepare the mothers body for the birthing process.
  4. 6. What organ develops in a fetus of 24-34 weeks gestation when corticosteroids are given to a pregnant woman?
  5. 9. What type of labor has contractions that start in the back and then spread to the abdominal area?