The nurse present at the delivery is reporting to the nurse who will be caring for the neonate after birth. What information might be included for an infant who had thick meconium in the amniotic fluid?
a. The infant needed vigorous stimulation immediately after birth to initiate crying.
b. An IV was started immediately after birth to treat dehydration.
c. There was no meconium below the vocal cords when they were visualized.
d. The parents spent an hour bonding with the baby after birth.
C
A laryngoscope is inserted to visualize the vocal cords. If there is no meconium below the cords, there is probably no meconium in the lower air passages and the infant will not develop meconium aspiration syndrome.
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