How much do you know about birth & labour quiz

Test your knowledge to see how much you really know about giving birth with these 10 questions about labour. Get your birth partner to answer the questions too, are they ready to support you?

Perhaps you are a birth nerd and know everything there is to know about labour or maybe you are just here to test your birth partner’s knowledge. Who knows the most about giving birth? Who needs to do a bit more birth prep?

Either way, grab a pencil and a scrap of paper and answer the questions together.

Answer all of the questions and then check your answers at the end:

Question 1 - What things does the uterus need as a bare minimum during labour to work efficiently?

A/ Blood

B/ Oxygen

C/ Energy

D/ Hydration

E/ Oxytocin

F/ All of the above

Question 2 - The process of birth ends once:

A/ The baby is born

B/ The placenta is born

C/ The umbilical cord is cut

Question 3 - Only those with low-risk pregnancies can give birth at home?

A/ True

B/False

Question 4 - The cervix is fully dilated at?

A/ 9cm

B/ 10cm

C/ 11cm

D/ Any of the above

Question 5 - You are more likely to tear during labour if:

A/ You birth in water

B/ You birth on your back

C/ You birth at home

D/ You bounce on a birth ball

Question 6 - Standing in an upright position during labour can create up to how much space in the pelvis?

A/ 5%

B/15%

C/ 20%

D/ 30%

E/ 0% - It is better to birth laying down on your back

Question 7 - Hypnobirthing only works for those planning a drug-free birth?

A/ True

B/ False

Question 8 - You should head to your place of birth when:

A/ You are 2-3cm dilated

B/ When the contraction app tells you

C/ When you feel like it

D/ When you are 4-5cm dilated

Question 9 - Which hormone during labour is responsible for producing pain-relieving properties in the body that are said to be 200x stronger than morphine:

A/ Oxytocin

B/ Adrenaline

C/ Endorphins

D/ Estrogen

Question 10 - Hypnobirthing is only beneficial for?

A/ The person giving birth

B/ The unborn baby

C/ The birth partner

D/ All of the above

Check your answers:

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Come back here after checking your answers to watch the 25 minute video on how to prepare for a calm birth using hypnobirthing below:

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