When are labor clients urged to bear down?
a. between each contraction as soon as the cervix is completely effaced
b. between each contraction as soon as the membranes have ruptured
c. with each contraction as soon as engagement has occurred
d. with each contraction as soon as the cervix is completely dilated
D
The second stage of labor begins when the cervix is dilated 10 cm and ends with the birth of the baby. Clients are urged to bear down with each contraction as soon as the cervix is completely dilated.
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