An expectant mother asks a nurse, Why do I need to learn breathing patterns for use during labor? The nurse relates to the client that the primary reason for using controlled breathing patterns during labor is to:
A. Promote adequate oxygen to the laboring mother and the baby.
B. Keep the laboring mother distracted.
C. Keep the laboring mother awake.
D. Involve the partner in the birth process.
Question 2
The nurse has returned from working as a maternal-child nurse volunteer for a nongovernmental organization.
After completing a community presentation about this experience, the nurse knows that learning has occurred when a participant states which of the following? 1. Malaria is a chronic disease, and rarely causes fetal loss.
2. Escherichia coli bacteria can cause diarrhea but not stillbirth.
3. Group B streptococci can cause infection and the death of the fetus.
4. Viral infections don't cause fetal death in developing nations.
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