When calling the primary health-care provider regarding a woman's admission,the perinatal nurse includes which of the following information?
A) Gestational age and estimated date of birth
B) Maternal and fetal vital signs
C) Presence of support person(s)
D) Status of other children
E) Status of the fetal membranes

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Critical information to relay to the physician or nurse-midwife includes the patient's name and age; gravidity and parity; gestational age and estimated date of delivery; labor status,pattern of contractions,cervical dilatation and effacement; fetal presentation and station; status of the fetal membranes; fetal heart rate and response to contractions; patient's vital signs,especially blood pressure and temperature; any identified risk to maternal or fetal well-being; and the patient's coping ability in response to labor.Presence of support persons and status of other children would not be critical information at this point.

When Calling the Primary Health-Care Provider Regarding a Woman's Admission,the