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CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

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A 27 year old female is giving birth, and you are assisting with delivery. In which position will you attempt to bring the newborn out of the vaginal orifice?
  1. Position does not matter
  2. Head should be directed downwards
  3. Head should be parallel to surface
  4. Vertically, and head is directed upwards
Explanation
Answer: B - Head should be directed downwards

A newborn should be delivered in the position of head downwards. It facilitates the drainage of mucous in the tracheobronchial tree by gravity. Projecting the head downwards also helps in proper circulation of blood into the brain.
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