The nurse is caring for a neonate born by cesarean section, and anticipates possible respiratory complications because this infant did not benefit from what assistive event that occurs with vaginal birth to help the neonate transition to
extrauterine life? 1. Squeezing of chest to expel secretions
2. Stress of the birth process
3. Neonatal resuscitation in the delivery room
4. Shock of sudden change in temperature at time of delivery
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Rationale: The neonate born by vaginal delivery is squeezed as it passes through the birth canal, which helps to expel secretions in the lungs and airways, while the neonate born by cesarean delivery does not experience this squeeze, and will take longer to rid the alveoli of remaining fluids, leading to potential respiratory distress.
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