The perinatal nurse mentor teaches the new nurse about the functions of cervical mucus.What information should the nurse include?

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The cervix secretes mucus,which serves several functions: (1)lubricates the vaginal canal,(2)forms a barrier to sperm penetration into the uterus during nonfertile periods,(3)provides an easy-flowing pathway to facilitate sperm passage into the uterus during fertile periods,(4)provides an alkaline environment to facilitate the viability of sperm that have been deposited in the acidic vagina,(5)forms a solid plug called an operculum to protect a pregnancy from outside pathogens,and (6)functions as a bacteriostatic agent.

The Perinatal Nurse Mentor Teaches the New Nurse About the Functions