The nurse providing care for the laboring woman should understand that late fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations are caused by:
a. Altered cerebral blood flow.
b. Umbilical cord compression.
c. Uteroplacental insufficiency.
d. Meconium fluid.
C
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A Altered fetal cerebral blood flow would result in early decelerations in the FHR.
B Umbilical cord compression would result in variable decelerations in the FHR.
C Uteroplacental insufficiency would result in late decelerations in the FHR.
D Meconium-stained fluid may or may not produce changes in the fetal heart rate, depending on the gestational age of the fetus and whether other causative factors associated with fetal distress are present.
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