Nursing · Obstetrics and Gynecology
A 28-year-old woman in active labour undergoes an amniotomy to augment labour. Immediately after the procedure, the nurse notes a sudden drop in the fetal heart rate with variable decelerations on the monitor. Which complication should the nurse MOST suspect?
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- 1Amniotic fluid embolism
- 2Placental abruption
- 3Uterine rupture
- 4Umbilical cord prolapse✓
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Umbilical cord prolapse
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