To Assess the Health of the Mother Accurately During Labor

question 14

Multiple Choice

To assess the health of the mother accurately during labor, the nurse should be aware that:

• A) The woman's blood pressure will increase during contractions and fall back to prelabor normal between contractions.
• B) Use of the Valsalva maneuver is encouraged during the second stage of labor to relieve fetal hypoxia.
• C) Having the woman point her toes will reduce leg cramps.
• D) The endogenous endorphins released during labor will raise the woman's pain threshold and produce sedation.

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