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Labour and Birth

The nurse is caring for a client in labor. Which assessment findings indicate to the nurse that the client is beginning the second stage of labor?

ExplanationThe second stage of labor begins when the cervix is dilated completely and ends with birth of the neonate. The woman has a strong urge to push in stage 2 when the Ferguson reflex is activated. Options 1, 2, and 4 are not specific assessment findings of the second stage of labor and occur in stage 1.