What would the nurse expect to find when assessing the fundus of the uterus immediately after delivery?
a. Well-contracted with its upper border at or just below the umbilicus
b. Well-contracted with its upper border three or four fingerbreadths above the umbilicus
c. Relaxed with its upper border level with the umbilicus
d. Relaxed with its upper border two or three fingerbreadths below the umbilicus
ANS: A
Immediately after the placenta is expelled, the uterine fundus can be felt as a firm mass, about the size of a grapefruit, at the level of the umbilicus.
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