Which client data received during report should the nurse recognize as being a postpartum risk factor?
a. Gravida 5, para 5
b. Labor duration of 4 hours
c. Infant weight greater than 3800 g
d. Epidural anesthesia for labor and birth
ANS: A
Multiparity (five or more deliveries) is a risk factor for postpartum uterine atony and hemorrhage. A labor duration of 4 hours is not a risk factor because it is not a precipitate labor and birth (less than 3 hours), infant weight of 3800 g is not a risk factor because the infant is not macrosomic, and epidural anesthesia is not a risk factor because epidural anesthesia does not affect uterine contractions.
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