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The Postpartal Client with a Vaginal Birth

At which of the following locations would the nurse expect to palpate the fundus of a primiparous client immediately after delivery of a neonate?

ExplanationImmediately after delivery of the placenta, the nurse would expect to palpate the fundus halfway between the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis. Within 2 hours postpartum, the fundus should be palpated at the level of the umbilicus. The fundus remains at this level or may rise slightly above the umbilicus for approximately 12 hours. After the first 12 hours, the fundus should decrease one fingerbreadth (1 cm) per day in size. By the ninth or tenth day, the fundus usually is no longer palpable.