CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

A 29 year old female developed labor pain in the second stage of labor. Which of the following measures is necessary?
  1. Patient should be in bed
  2. Force patient to take some food
  3. Encourage patient to pass urine
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: A - Patient should be in bed

The second stage of normal labor begins at full dilatation of the cervix, and ends with expulsion of fetus. Management of the second stage of labor includes: 1) patient should be in bed; 2) constant supervision; 3) vaginal examination; and 4) inhalation analgesics.
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