What are the drugs that are commonly used for labor?
What will be an ideal response?
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Three basic kinds of drugs are used for labor: analgesics, anesthesia, and oxytocics. Analgesics are used to relieve pain. Anesthesia is used in late first-stage labor and during expulsion of the baby to block sensation in an area of the body or to block consciousness. Oxytocin is a synthetic hormone that is used to stimulate contractions.
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a) Alfred Binet. b) William Stern. c) Lewis Terman. d) David Wechsler.
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a. structuralism b. interpretive functionalism c. Gestalt psychology d. evolutionary psychology
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