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When the fetal head begins to crown during an emergency precipitous birth, how should the nurse respond?

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The nurse should respond BY APPLYING GENTLE PERINEAL PRESSURE.
Application of gentle perineal pressure will prevent the excessive rapid expulsion of the foetus head which can cause perineal laceration in the mother.
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