A client in labor presents with a breech presentation. The nurse understands that a breech presentation is associated with:
a. more rapid labor.
b. a high risk of infection.
c. maternal perineal trauma.
d. umbilical cord compression.
ANS: D
The umbilical cord can compress between the fetal body and maternal pelvis when the body has been born but the head remains within the pelvis. Breech presentation is not associated with a more rapid labor. There is no higher risk of infection with a breech birth. There is no higher risk for perineal trauma with a breech birth.
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