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When a fetus is in a footling breech presentation, the nurse plans and implements care with which consideration in mind?

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Answer: Cesarean birth probably will be necessary.

Explanation: A cesarean birth may be performed when the fetus is in the breech presentation because the risk of morbidity and mortality is increased. A vertex presentation in the occiput posterior position usually causes back pain. Labor is usually longer with a fetus in the breech presentation because the buttocks are not as effective as the head as a dilating wedge. Meconium is a common finding in the amniotic fluid of a client whose fetus is in a breech presentation, because contractions compress the fetal intestinal tract, causing release of meconium.

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