Firefly15

I asked my nursing instructor & she told me that the answer is A because the precipitous birth is going to cause bruising which will cause jaundice. She said it wasn't B because the vacuum just causes edema.

I think its A though because a precipitous birth is labor that is less than 3 hours. This can cause trauma in the newborn & will contribute to hyperbilirubinemia.

The nurse is reviewing a client's labor and delivery summary. Which piece of data should alert the nurse to the possibility of physiologic jaundice in the newborn? A.) The birth was precipitous. B.) A vacuum extractor was used. C.) The mother received an epidural. D.) Maternal blood type is B positive.