Mrs. H is telling you she feels the urge to push. This is most likely caused by what?
a. Low fetal station triggering the Ferguson reflex
b. A fetal position of occiput posterior (OP)
c. The second stage of labor
d. Transition phase
ANS: a
Once the cervix is fully dilated and the vertex is low in the pelvis and the woman feels the urge to push, she will involuntarily bear down. This is activated when the presenting part as it descends stretches the pelvic floor muscles and triggers the Ferguson reflex.
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