The initial vaginal examination of a woman admitted to the labor unit reveals that the cervix is dilated 9 cm. The panicked woman asks the nurse, "Please give me something." The most appropriate pain relief intervention for a woman in precipitate labor is to:

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The nurse would stay with the woman experiencing precipitate labor and breathe with her during contractions to help the woman focus and cope with each contraction.

The Initial Vaginal Examination of a Woman Admitted to the Labor