The clinic nurse schedules Tracy for her first prenatal appointment with the certified nurse-midwife (CNM) in the clinic. Tracy has appropriate questions for her potential health-care provider that include (select all that apply):
a. Complementary and alternative methods used during labor and birth
b. An opportunity to meet other providers in the practice
c. Beliefs and practices concerning an episiotomy and an epidural anesthetic
d. Whether the nurse-midwife will be continually available for support during labor
ANS: a, b, c
A woman's journey through the pregnancy experience can have long-term effects on her self-perception and self-concept. Therefore, it is especially important that the patient choose a care provider and group with whom she can openly relate and who shares the same philosophical views on the management of pregnancy. At the first prenatal visit, it is not common to explore whether the nurse-midwife will be continually available for support during labor.
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