A Nurse Is Assisting a Client Who Is in Stage

A nurse is assisting a client who is in Stage 2 of labor. What interventions can the nurse take that will help prevent perineal trauma to the client? (Select all that apply.)

A) Place the client in the lithotomy position
B) Deliver the fetal head between contractions
C) Apply warm compresses to the perineum
D) Administer oxytocin
E) Apply counter pressure to slow the birth of the fetal head