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shofmannx20 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A client in labor presents with a breech presentation. The nurse understands that a breech presentation is associated with:

a. more rapid labor.
b. a high risk of infection.
c. maternal perineal trauma.
d. umbilical cord compression.

Question 2

The nurse is assessing a client in the active phase of labor. What should the nurse expect during this phase?

a. The client is sociable and excited.
b. The client is requesting pain medication.
c. The client begins to experience the urge to push.
d. The client experiences loss of control and irritability.

dyrone · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The umbilical cord can compress between the fetal body and maternal pelvis when the body has been born but the head remains within the pelvis. Breech presentation is not associated with a more rapid labor. There is no higher risk of infection with a breech birth. There is no higher risk for perineal trauma with a breech birth.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
During the active phase of labor, contraction intensity and discomfort increase to the point where women often request pain medication. Sociability and excitability occur during the latent phase. The urge to push occurs at the end of the transition phase or the second stage of labor. Loss of control and irritability occur during the transition phase of labor.