[Verified Answer]: A nurse is caring for a client in the…

A nurse is caring for a client in the second stage of labor whose provider has recommended an assisted vaginal birth via vacuum extraction due to non-reassuring fetal status. The client asks the nurse, Why can’t I just have a cesarean birth? Which of the following responses should the nurse make? A cesarean birth would take much longer, and your baby needs to be born as quickly as possible. Your risk of complication is much lower with an operative vaginal birth, and it is much safer for the baby. Let’s discuss this together briefly with your provider before you sign the consent form. You will need to be given general anesthesia if the provider determines that a cesarean birth is necessary.