With Regard to Central Nervous System Injuries to the Infant

question 10

Multiple Choice

With regard to central nervous system injuries to the infant during labor and birth,nurses should be aware that:

• A)Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)as a result of birth trauma is more likely to occur in the preterm,low-birth-weight infant
• B)Subarachnoid hemorrhage (the most common form of ICH)occurs in term infants as a result of hypoxia
• C)In many infants,signs of hemorrhage in a full-term infant are absent and diagnosed only through laboratory tests
• D)Spinal cord injuries almost always result from forceps-assisted deliveries

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