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The nurse caring for a laboring woman is aware that maternal cardiac output can be increased by:
 
  a. Change in position. c. Regional anesthesia.
  b. Oxytocin administration. d. Intravenous analgesic.
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ANS: A
Maternal supine hypotension syndrome is caused by the weight and pressure of the gravid uterus on the ascending vena cava when the woman is in a supine position. This reduces venous return to the woman's heart, as well as cardiac output, and subsequently reduces her blood pressure. The nurse can encourage the woman to change positions and avoid the supine position. Oxytocin administration, regional anesthesia, and intravenous analgesic may reduce maternal cardiac output.
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