A client delivered her baby vaginally 1 week ago today. The nurse would expect to palpate the client's uterine fundus at which of these levels?
a. 1 centimeter below the level documented on the day of delivery
b. 7 centimeters below the level documented on the day of delivery
c. 7 centimeters below the umbilicus
d. The uterus should not be palpable 1 week after a vaginal delivery.
B
The fundus should be the size of a grapefruit, firm, and in the midline. It should descend approximately one fingerbreadth (1 cm) each day.
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