The nurse is caring for four newborns who have recently been admitted to the newborn nursery. Which labor event puts the newborn at risk for an alteration of health? The infant's mother had:
1. Ruptured membranes for 36 hours.
2. An IVof lactated Ringer's solution.
3. A labor that lasted 12 hours.
4. A cesarean birth with her last child.
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Rationale 1: Prolonged rupture of membranes (greater than 12 hours) increases the risk for maternal endometritis and newborn sepsis.
Rationale 2: An IV of lactated Ringer's solution will not affect the newborn's blood sugar.
Rationale 3: A 12-hour labor is normal.
Rationale 4: Having had a cesarean with her last child poses risk factors for the mother during labor but does not affect this newborn.
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