Where should the nurse expect the level of the fundus to be 2 hours after a normal vaginal delivery?
a. At the level of the symphysis pubis
b. Midway between the umbilicus and symphysis
c. At the level of the umbilicus
d. At the level of xyphoid process
C
Immediately after delivery the fundus is usually located at the level of or 1 to 2 fingerbreadths below the umbilicus. The uterus at the level of the symphysis pubis occurs during involution after the 9th day postpartum. It is between the umbilicus and symphysis at days 3 to 5 postpartum. The xyphoid process is at the distal end of the sternum.
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