To be aware of potential risks to the laboring woman, the nurse understands that a breech presentation is associated with
a. Umbilical cord compression
b. More rapid labor
c. A high risk of infection
d. Maternal perineal trauma
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A The umbilical cord can be compressed between the fetal body and the maternal
pelvis when the body has been born but the head remains within the pelvis.
B Breech presentation is not associated with a more rapid labor.
C There is no higher risk of infection with a breech birth.
D There is no higher risk for perineal trauma with a breech birth.
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