The nurse notes a pattern of late decelerations on the fetal monitor. The most appropriate action is to:
a. continue observation of this reassuring pattern.
b. notify the physician or nurse-midwife.
c. give the woman oxygen by face mask.
d. place the woman in a Trendelenburg position.
C
Late decelerations are associated with reduced placental perfusion. Giving the laboring woman oxygen increases the oxygen saturation in her blood, making more oxygen available to the fetus.
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