If you note crowning before transporting the patient to the hospital:
a. have the mother cross her legs, and transport immediately.
b. place the mother in the knee–chest position, and transport.
c. prepare to deliver the baby, as the birth is imminent.
d. place the mother in the Trendelenburg position, and transport.
c
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