Question

A client arrives at a birthing center in active labor. Her membranes are still intact, and the health care provider prepares to perform an amniotomy. What will the nurse relay to the client as the most likely outcome of the amniotomy?

1. Less pressure on her cervix
2. Decreased number of contractions
3. Increased efficiency of contractions
4. The need for increased maternal blood pressure monitoring

Answer 1

The nurse will inform the client that the amniotomy is expected to increase the efficiency of contractions to facilitate labor progression.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse will likely relay to the client that the most likely outcome of the amniotomy (an artificial rupture of the membranes) is an increase in the efficiency of contractions. By performing the amniotomy, it is expected that labor will progress more rapidly due to stronger and more effective contractions. Amniotomy is often done in conjunction with other interventions like Pitocin infusion to enhance labor when it is not progressing normally.