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[email protected] of this document is illegalChapter 1: Foundations of Maternity, Womens Health, and Child Health NursingTest BankMULTIPLE CHOICE1. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births to hospital births in theearly 20th century?a. Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and delivery.b. Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births.c. The importance of early parental-infant contact was identified.d. Technologic developments became available to physicians.ANS: DFeedbackAPuerperal sepsis has been a known problem for generations. In the late 19thcentury, Semmelweis discovered how it could be prevented with improved hygienic practices.BThe development of forceps to help physicians facilitate difficult births was a strong factor in the decrease of home births and increase of hospital births. Otherimportant discoveries included chloroform, drugs to initiate labor, and the advancement of operative procedures such a cesarean birth.CUnlike home-births, early hospital births