Practice Question
The nurse encourages upright or squatting positions during the second stage of labor because these positions:
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Increase pelvic diameters and aid fetal descent
Rationale:
🌿 Upright or squatting positions use gravity to promote fetal descent through the birth canal.
🌿 These positions expand the pelvic outlet, providing more space for the fetal head to rotate and descend.
🌿 They also enhance uterine efficiency, improving contractions and facilitating shorter second-stage labor.
🌿 Encouraging mobility and upright posture can reduce the need for instrumental delivery and improve maternal pushing effectiveness.
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This question is from NURS226 FALL 2025 BXB EXAM 2 (1) which contains 50 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: Examplify Exam(s)
- Domain: Maternal-Child
- Answer Choices: 4