A woman asks the nurse,"What protects my baby's umbilical cord from being squashed while the baby's inside of me?" What is the nurse's best response?

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The statement "Your baby's umbilical cord is surrounded by connective tissue called Wharton jelly,which prevents compression of the blood vessels and ensures continued nourishment of your baby" is the most appropriate response."Your baby's umbilical floats around in blood anyway" is inaccurate."You don't need to worry about things like that" is not an appropriate response.It negates the patient's need for teaching and discounts her feelings.The placenta does not protect the umbilical cord.The cord is protected by the surrounding Wharton jelly.

A Woman Asks the Nurse,"What Protects My Baby's Umbilical Cord