The nurse present at the delivery is reporting to the nurse who will be caring for the neo-nate after birth. What information might be included for an infant who had thick meco-nium in the amniotic fluid?
a. The infant needed vigorous stimulation immediately after birth to initiate crying.
b. An IV was started immediately after birth to treat dehydration.
c. There was no meconium below the vocal cords when they were visualized.
d. The parents spent an hour bonding with the baby after birth.
C
A laryngoscope is inserted to examine the vocal cords. If no meconium is below the cords, probably no meconium is present in the lower air passages, and the infant will not develop meconium aspiration syndrome.
Vigorous stimulation in the presence of meconium fluid is contraindicated to prevent aspira-tion.
There is no relationship between dehydration and meconium fluid.
This is an expected occurrence.
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