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CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

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The first stage of labor begins with the onset of true labor pain and ends with full dilatation of the cervix. Which of the following is performed to assess well - being of the fetus in the first stage of labor?
  1. Fetal heart rate monitoring
  2. Fetal cough monitoring
  3. Maternal blood pressure monitoring
  4. Monitoring for caput succedaneum development
Explanation
Answer: A - Fetal heart rate monitoring and D. Monitoring for caput succedaneum development

The first stage of labor begins with the onset of true labor pain and ends with full dilatation of the cervix.Complications of the first stage of labor include membrane rupture, hypotonic uterine contraction, cervical dystocia, and fetal distress. Assessment of fetal well - being in first stage of labor includes:
1. Fetal heart rate monitoring
2. Monitoring of amniotic fluid (liquor)
3. Monitoring for caput succedaneum development
4. Degree of head - moulding
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