Your 22-year-old patient is in active labor. Upon visual inspection, you note that the infant's leg is protruding from the vagina. Appropriate management of this situation includes:
A. placing the mother in a recumbent position and rapidly transporting.
B. carefully attempting to push the infant's leg off of the umbilical cord.
C. placing the mother supine with her head down and pelvis elevated.
D. gently pulling on the infant's leg in an attempt to facilitate delivery.
Ans: C. placing the mother supine with her head down and pelvis elevated.
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