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Stuvia--test-bank-maternal-newborn-nursing-the-critical-comp.GRADED A+ 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor with her first child. The patient’s mother is present for support and notes that things have changed in the delivery room since she last gave birth in the early 1980s. Which current trend or intervention may the patient’s mother find most different? 1. Fetal monitoring throughout labor 2. Postpartum stay of 10 days 3. Expectant partner and family in operating roo...

Leading cause of perinatal admissions to the ICU Hemorrhagic disorders Percentage of deaths related to pregnancy related hemorrhages 17-25% Most maternal deaths from obstetric hemorrhage after first trimester of pregnancy are due to Placental abruption Race most likely to die from post partum hemorrhage African Americans Mortality rate (2006) for white women, African American women and Hispanic women in the US, stated as deaths per 100,000 live births White women...