A client just delivered a baby by the vaginal route. The client ...

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A client just delivered a baby by the vaginal route. The client asks the nurse why the baby's head is not round, but oval. Which explanation should the nurse give to the client?
 
  a. This results from molding.
  b. This results from lightening.
  c. This results from the fetal lie.
  d. This results from the fetal presentation.

Question 2

A nullipara client has progressed to the active phase of labor. The nurse understands that this phase of labor, on the average, for a nullipara will last how long?
 
  a. 50 minutes
  b. 3 1/2 hours
  c. 6 to 7 hours
  d. 8 to 10 hours

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The sutures and fontanels allow the bones of the fetal head to move slightly, changing the shape of the fetal head so it can adapt to the size and shape of the pelvis. Lightening is the descent of the fetus toward the pelvic inlet before labor. Lie is the relationship of the long axis of the fetus to the long axis of the mother. Presentation is the fetal part that first enters the pelvic outlet.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The active phase of labor for a nullipara lasts 8 to 10 hours. The second phase of labor lasts 50 minutes for a nullipara. The transition phase lasts 3 1/2 hours for a nullipara. A multipara's active phase of labor is 6 to 7 hours.

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