A woman experiences shivering and her blood pressure drops from 120/80 mm Hg to 102/68 mm Hg shortly ...

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1. Incorrect. During labor and immediately after the birth, women are predisposed to hypo-thermia because of the combination of the vasodilation that normally occurs during pregnan-cy and the effects of the analgesia and anesthesia.
2. Correct. During labor and immediately after the birth, women are predisposed to hypo-thermia because of the combination of the vasodilation that normally occurs during pregnan-cy and the effects of the analgesia and anesthesia. During labor, during vaginal or cesarean birth, or immediately after birth, women may have shivering, hypotension, and respiratory distress. The hypothermia may result in cardiovascular, pulmonary, circulatory, hematologic, neurologic, or renal complications. The nurse can minimize these complications by making sure that the birthing areas are warm, wet drapes and towels are removed, women are covered with warm blankets after birth, and hypothermia is recognized early.
3. Incorrect. This is an opportunity to provide teaching for the patient. It is not necessary for the physician to be contacted at this time.
4. Incorrect. The shivering is not likely to be related to pain. Furthermore, the nurse would most likely provide pain medication if needed (with a physician's order), not the physician.