A Patient Is Approaching 42 Weeks' Gestation and Has Been

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient is approaching 42 weeks' gestation and has been admitted for induction of labor.The patient tells the nurse she does not want an induction and prefers to wait for labor to begin naturally.Which is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Waiting for labor to begin naturally could result in the death of your baby."
• B) "The longer you wait,the bigger the baby gets and the harder delivery will be."
• C) "Complications for you and your baby increase after 42 weeks of gestation."
• D) "If you had controlled your weight gain during pregnancy,you might have gone into natural labor."