Multiple Choice
What is the nurse's understanding of the appropriate role of primary and secondary powers?
A) Primary powers are responsible for the effacement and dilation of the cervix.
B) Effacement is generally well ahead of dilation in women giving birth for the first time;they are closer together in subsequent pregnancies.
C) Scarring of the cervix caused by a previous infection or surgery may make the delivery a bit more painful,but it should not slow or inhibit dilation.
D) Pushing in the second stage of labor is more effective if the woman can breathe deeply and control some of her involuntary needs to push,as the nurse directs.
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