After 3 hours of active labor at home, the patient is admitted to the birthing room at midday. cervix is 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced. She worries that bringing her sister along will make husband miss work. He earns a meager hourly wage, thus their household only has one sourd income. a. What would you tell the patient about how her labor is going? b. What other kinds of help might the patient need if labor doesn't progress? In what ways may these supports be different for a woman who has already undergone a cesarean delivery? c. What suggestions would you provide her for contacting her husband? d. How might your assistance to the patient change if she were a woman with formerly experienced a challenging delivery?

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After 3 hours of active labor at home, the patient is admitted to the birthing room at midday. Her
cervix is 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced. She worries that bringing her sister along will make her
husband miss work. He earns a meager hourly wage, thus their household only has one source of
income.
a. What would you tell the patient about how her labor is going?
b. What other kinds of help might the patient need if labor doesn't progress?
In what ways may these supports be different for a woman who has already undergone a
cesarean delivery?
c. What suggestions would you provide her for contacting her husband?
d. How might your assistance to the patient change if she were a woman with formerly
experienced a challenging delivery?
Transcribed Image Text:After 3 hours of active labor at home, the patient is admitted to the birthing room at midday. Her cervix is 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced. She worries that bringing her sister along will make her husband miss work. He earns a meager hourly wage, thus their household only has one source of income. a. What would you tell the patient about how her labor is going? b. What other kinds of help might the patient need if labor doesn't progress? In what ways may these supports be different for a woman who has already undergone a cesarean delivery? c. What suggestions would you provide her for contacting her husband? d. How might your assistance to the patient change if she were a woman with formerly experienced a challenging delivery?
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