An expectant mother asks a nurse, "Why do I need to learn breathing patterns I can use during labor?" The nurse relates to the client that the primary reason for using controlled breathing patterns during labor is to:
1. Promote adequate oxygen to the laboring mother and the baby.
2. Keep the laboring mother distracted.
3. Keep the laboring mother awake.
4. Involve the partner in the birth process.
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Rationale:
1. Breathing techniques help keep the mother and her unborn baby adequately oxygenated.
2. Breathing techniques are not intended to distract the laboring mother but to focus her attention.
3. Breathing techniques are not done keep the laboring mother awake or to involve the partner in the birth process.
4. Breathing techniques are not done keep the laboring mother awake or to involve the partner in the birth process.
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