What is the function of contractions during the second stage of labor?
a. Align the infant into the proper position for delivery
b. Dilate and efface the cervix
c. Push the infant out of the mother's body
d. Separate the placenta from the uterine wall
ANS: C
The contractions push the infant out of the mother's body as the second stage of labor ends with the birth of the infant.
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