CHAPTER 14 Caring for the Woman Experiencing Complications During Labor and Birth

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Maternal-Child Nursing Care Optimizing Outcomes for Mothers, Children, & Families Maternal-Child Nursing Care Optimizing Outcomes for Mothers, Children, & Families Susan Ward Shelton Hisley Susan Ward Shelton Hisley Dysfunctional Labor Pattern: Hypertonic  Strong, painful, ineffective contractions  Contributing factor—maternal anxiety  Occiput-posterior malposition of fetus  Management  Rest, hydration, sedation  Facilitate rotation of the fetal head