The nurse is assessing a postpartum client's risk for early postpartum hemorrhage. Which findings in the client's health history place this client at an increase risk for early postpartum hemorrhage? Select all that apply
1. Microsomia
2. Grand multiparity
3. African American heritage
4. Oxytocin induction of labor
5. History of anorexia nervosa
2, 4
Explanation:
1. Macrosomia, not microsomia, increases the postpartum client's risk for early hemorrhage.
2. Grand multiparity is one risk factor for early postpartum hemorrhage.
3. Asian or Hispanic, not African American, heritage places the postpartum client at an increased risk for hemorrhage.
4. The use of oxytocin to augment, or induce, labor is a risk factor for early postpartum hemorrhage.
5. Obesity, not a history of anorexia nervosa, is a risk factor for early postpartum hemorrhage.
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