What nursing action best helps to prevent perineal lacerations during birth?
A.
Providing adequate coaching on pushing and breathing
B.
Applying warm compresses to the perineum
C.
Helping the woman to squat during labor
D.
Performing an episiotomy early in labor
ANS: A
Adequate coaching on pushing and breathing helps the woman deliver the fetal head in a controlled manner, which reduces the likelihood and/or severity of perineal lacerations. Applying warm compresses to the perineum is one of many complementary therapies used to reduce birth trauma. However, results have been inconsistent.
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