Check Your Understanding Questions
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    What are the six healthy birth practices taught in the Lamaze program?
  
2
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    Why does shared decision making matter?
  
3
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    Contrast the Bradley Method’s recommendations for birthing people in the first stage versus the second stage of labor.
  
4
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    What positive expectations will birthing persons have from learning the Mongan Method?
  
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    How might the nurse use the Alexander Technique to assist a patient with significant pelvic floor tension during labor?
  
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    What are the components of a birth plan?