Labour
This lesson will focus on the different types of birth, pain management available to support in labour and on postnatal physical and mental health.
Labour
This lesson will focus on the different types of birth, pain management available to support in labour and on postnatal physical and mental health.
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Key learning points
- Vaginal labour and C-Section
- Pain management in labour
- Wellbeing after pregnancy, including both physical and mental (e.g. postnatal depression)
Content guidance
- Contains sexual content.
Supervision
Adult supervision suggested.
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5 Questions
Q1.
'Going into labour' refers to the process of...
Having an operation.
Having menstrual cramps (period pain).
Q2.
Pains during childbirth are known as...
Cataracts.
Contracts.
Q3.
There is no safe pain relief available to help during labour.
True.
Q4.
The only way to give birth is through the vagina.
True.
Q5.
The term 'postnatal' refers to the time period...
Before childbirth.
5 Questions
Q1.
The ...... has to fully open during labour for the baby to be pushed out of the uterus.
Fallopian tube
Ovary
Q2.
What does the placenta provide to the unborn baby?
Blood
Pain relief
Q3.
How many pregnant women have a caesarian section in the UK?
Around 1 in 10
Around 1 in 2
Around 1 in 5
Q4.
What type of pain relief is an epidural?
Alternative
Pain killing tablet
Self-help
Q5.
1 in 10 women will suffer from postnatal ........ after the pregnancy.
Bleeding
Low mood
Tiredness