OB/GYN Condition Follow-Up - NCLEX-PN

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The nurse is assessing a "high-risk" woman in labor. She notices that the baby's fetal heart rate is decreasing to 50 beats per minute for 80 second periods and recurring. The nurse should immediately                     .

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Placing the mother on her left side can increase placental blood flow and increase the baby's oxygenation. Placing the mother on her right side, in Trendelenburg (head down), in the tripod position (sitting forward, hands on knees), or with her feet in the air is not of equal benefit.

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