The nurse is teaching a class to prenatal patients about the benefits of a doula. Which statement by a patient demonstrates the need for further teaching?
1. "The doula will deliver the baby."
2. "The doula will assist with the birth."
3. "The doula will provide guidance and encouragement."
4. "The doula will attend to my comfort needs."
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Rationale 1: The doula is trained to assist with births, but she does not deliver the baby.
Rationale 2: The doula is trained to assist with births, but she does not deliver the baby.
Rationale 3: The doula offers guidance and encouragement, and attends to the many comfort needs of the laboring mother and her family.
Rationale 4: The doula offers guidance and encouragement, and attends to the many comfort needs of the laboring mother and her family.
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