An antagonist for narcotics must be readily available at delivery because
a. all clients receiving narcotics within 2 hours of delivery are given the antagonist
b. narcotics can potentially cause hypotension in the mother
c. narcotics can potentially depress the new-born's respiratory system
d. narcotics cannot be metabolized in the newborn's system
C
Because of the immaturity of the fetal nervous system, respiratory depression can occur in the fetus prior to delivery and/or the neonate after delivery. The statement that all clients receiving narcotics within 2 hours of delivery are given the antagonist is not true. Hypotension in mothers is not a usual adverse effect of opioids and more likely a complication of supine positioning during labor. Narcotics can be metabolized, but not with efficiency, due to the immaturity of the neonate's systems.
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