The Nurse Is Attending a Delivery of a Full-Term Infant

Multiple Choice

The nurse is attending a delivery of a full-term infant with meconium noted in the amniotic fluid.The nurse should understand that what action should be performed in the delivery room?

A) The infant will be suctioned with a DeLee trap suctioning device after delivery of the head while the chest is still compressed in the birth canal.
B) The infant's nose will be suctioned at the delivery of the head; subsequent suctioning of the mouth will occur after completion of the delivery.
C) The infant will need to take the first breath after delivery of the head and shoulders and will require tracheal suctioning.
D) The infant's mouth, nose, and posterior pharynx will be suctioned just after the head is delivered while the chest is still compressed in the birth canal.