The client having her second child is scheduled for a cesarean birth because the baby is in a breech presentation. The client states, "I'm wondering what will be different this time compared with my first birth, which was vaginal
" What response is best? 1. "We'll take good care of you and your baby. You'll be home before you know it."
2. "You'll be wearing a sequential compression device until you start walking."
3. "You will have a lot of pain, but there are medications that we give when it gets really bad."
4. "You won't be able to nurse until the baby is 12 hours old, because of your epidural."
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Explanation: 2. The use of sequential compression devices (SCDs) and early ambulation are essential to the prevention of deep vein thrombosis, especially if the client had a cesarean birth.
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