Labor & Delivery vocabulary

Enter an answer into the box
How much do you know about how new humans are brought into this world?
Quiz by escojm
Rate:
Last updated: March 13, 2023
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedOctober 13, 2016
Times taken411
Average score70.0%
Report this quizReport
4:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 10 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Hint
Answer
Rhythmic squeezing of the uterus
Contractions
Physician whose specialty is pregnancy and women's health
Obstetrician
Temporary organ whose function is to supply nutrients to and carry waste from the developing fetus
Placenta
Baby's first stool- thick and tarry
Meconium
Popular anesthetic block that provides pain relief and causes immobility during labor
Epidural
Hint
Answer
Synthetic hormone used to stimulate labor
Pitocin
Type of fluid that leaks out when the "water is broken"
Amniotic
Metal instruments sometimes used to facilitate delivery
Forceps
Cord that connects fetus to mother
Umbilical
Surgical delivery through the abdomen
Cesarean Section
+4
Level 59
Sep 5, 2021
Maybe allow the alternative spelling ‘caesarean’?
+1
Level 85
Sep 5, 2021
Especially because the accepted answer is misspelled.
+1
Level 60
Dec 29, 2022
No, it isn't.
+1
Level 62
Sep 5, 2021
I thought that was the correct spelling :/
+1
Level 60
Sep 8, 2021
Agreed. Obstetrician too, its a vocab quiz not a spelling test.
+1
Level 60
Sep 8, 2021
Maybe more spelling leeway for Cesarian and Obstetrician
+2
Level 85
Mar 19, 2023
Accept C-section since OBGYN is accepted