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A Midwife Is Monitoring a Client with a Cervical Dilatation

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A midwife is monitoring a client with a cervical dilatation of 3 cm. The midwife determines that the client has contractions occurring every 3 minutes. Each contraction lasts for 50 seconds. The fetal heart rate is determined at 100 beats per minute. Which of the following is the priority action of the midwife?


A) Encourage the client to push with every contraction and to rest in between contractions.
B) Administer oxygen via face mask.
C) Document the findings as normal.
D) Encourage frequent change of position.

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