Title: Describe the processes of labor and delivery.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-18) > Section: Promoting Wellness and Prenatal Care

Description should include

- lightening
- labor pains
- stages of labor
- complications during labor and delivery
- medical options (e.g., episiotomy, C-section, anesthesia/pain medicine, monitoring, circumcision)
- Apgar scale
- methods of childbirth (e.g., traditional, family-centered, Lamaze, Leboyer, C-section).

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method of childbirth?
- Which childbirth method appeals most to you?
- How are the birth experiences of mothers and fathers the same? How are they different?

Communication

- What are the signs of lightening?
- How can you tell the difference between true and false labor?
- Why would you discuss the methods of childbirth with the doctor?

Leadership

- How might the father offer support during the first stage of labor?
- How does the Apgar scale assist the doctor, the parent, the child, and the hospital nursing staff?
- Why are breathing exercises and muscle control so important in the Lamaze method of childbirth?

Management

- What is the significance of each sign of labor?
- What are the methods of pain management?