Which factor should alert the nurse to the potential for a prolapsed umbilical cord?
A) Oligohydramnios
B) Pregnancy at 38 weeks of gestation
C) Presenting part at a station of -3
D) Meconium-stained amniotic fluid

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Because the fetal presenting part is positioned high in the pelvis and is not well applied to the cervix, a prolapsed cord could occur if the membranes rupture. Hydramnios puts the patient at high risk for a prolapsed umbilical cord. A very small fetus, normally preterm, puts the patient at risk for a prolapsed umbilical cord. Meconium-stained amniotic fluid shows that the fetus already has been compromised but does not increase the chance of a prolapsed cord.

Which Factor Should Alert the Nurse to the Potential for a Prolapsed