A midwife is monitoring a client who gave birth to a healthy baby girl 8 hours ago. No complications were noted during labor. The client has a temperature of 100.4 °F. Which of the following is the next action of the midwife?

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The midwife should instruct the client to increase her oral fluid intake. The body temperature commonly increases to up to 38 °C (100.4 ºF) during the immediate postpartum period due to dehydration. Assessing the uterine tone, fundal height and number of sanitary pads used for the past 8 hours are more appropriate actions for a client who is demonstrating signs of postpartum hemorrhage.

A Midwife Is Monitoring a Client Who Gave Birth to a Healthy