Question

What are the stages of labor and delivery?

A. Contractions and delivery
B. Dilation and delivery
C. Dilation, strong contractions, and delivery of the baby and the placenta
D. Dilation, strong contractions, and delivery of the baby
E. Labor and delivery

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

L&D is divided up into 3 parts.

1st is when the cervix dilates from 1cm to 10 cm. Can last from anywhere from 10 hours to a couple days.

2nd is shorter and is the pushing phase. Can last anywhere from 5 minutes to 3 hours.

3rd is the expulsion of the placenta. Can last from 10 minutes to 1 hour.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Dilation, strong contractions, and delivery of the baby and the placenta

Step-by-step explanation:

Labor and delivery is divided into three main stages: the first stage includes the latent phase in which cervical dilation begins (3 to 5 cm) along with mild contractions and the active phase in which strong contractions occur along with complete or almost complete dilation; the second phase is the fetus expulsion or delivery in which the cervix is fully dilated and the baby is born; and the third stage is the delivery or expulsion of the placenta that occurs as the placenta separates from the uterus and is expulsed through mild contractions. Thus, stages of labor and delivery are dilation, strong contractions, and delivery of the baby and the placenta.