Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition by Roberta Durham, Linda Chapman

Exercise 1

Your patient is a 25-year-old gravida 1 woman who is 2 hours postpartum. You note on assessment that her fundus is firm and midline. She is experiencing a steady stream of blood. The bed linen under her is soaked in blood. Based on these findings and observations, you suspect that she is exhibiting early signs/symptoms of a postpartum hemorrhage related to:
A) Uterine atony
B) Laceration of the cervical or vaginal area
C) Retained placental tissue
D) Fibroids