The nurse is working with a laboring woman who has a known intrauterine fetal demise. To facilitate the family's acceptance of the fetal loss, after delivery the nurse should do which of the following?
1. Encourage the parents to look at the infant from across the room.
2. Offer the parents the choice of holding the infant in their arms.
3. Take the infant to the morgue immediately.
4. Call family members and inform them of the birth.
2
Explanation: 2. The nurse should offer the couple the opportunity to see and hold the infant and reassure the couple that any decision they make for themselves is the right one.
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