The nurse is palpating the fundus of a pregnant woman. Which statement about palpation of the fundus is true?
a. The fundus should be hard and slightly tender to palpation during the first trimester.
b. Fetal movement may not be felt by the examiner until the end of the second trimester.
c. After 20 weeks' gestation, the number of centimeters should approximate the number of weeks' gestation.
d. Fundal height is usually less than the number of weeks' gestation, unless an abnormal condition such as excessive amniotic fluid is present.
ANS: C
After 20 weeks' gestation, the number of centimeters should approximate the number of weeks' gestation. In addition, at 20 weeks' gestation, the examiner may be able to feel fetal movement and the head can be balloted.
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