The Client Requires Vacuum Extraction Assistance

The client requires vacuum extraction assistance. To provide easier access to the fetal head, the physician cuts a mediolateral episiotomy. After delivery, the client asks the nurse to describe the episiotomy. How does the nurse respond?

A) "The episiotomy goes straight back toward your rectum."
B) "The episiotomy is from your vagina toward the urethra."
C) "The episiotomy is cut diagonally away from your vagina."
D) "The episiotomy extends from your vagina into your rectum."