A Laboring Client's Obstetrician Has Suggested Amniotomy as a Method

question 6

Multiple Choice

A laboring client's obstetrician has suggested amniotomy as a method for inducing labor. Which assessment(s) must be made just before the amniotomy is performed?

• A) Maternal temperature, B P, and pulse
• B) Estimation of fetal birth weight
• C) Fetal presentation, position, station, and heart rate
• D) Biparietal diameter

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