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- 5. Prescribed to mature the baby's lungs
- 6. If preterm labor cannot be stopped, nurses should prepare the patient for what?
- 7. This can be prescribed to slow or stop labor
- 9. This is a hormone but can also be prescribed to prevent premature birth
- 10. A nursing consideration for patients at risk for premature labor is to assess the mother for signs of _____
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- 1. How should the mother be positioned to slow down premature labor?
- 2. A complication for preterm labor
- 3. "Occurs when regular contractions result in the opening of your cervix after week 20 and before week 37 of pregnancy"
- 4. Administering IV fluids would help treat what?
- 6. A nursing consideration for patients at risk for premature labor is to assess the fetus for signs of _____
- 8. Can be prescribed to prevent or treat infections in the mother and the baby
