A pregnant woman's amniotic membranes rupture.Prolapsed umbilical cord is suspected.What intervention would be the top priority?

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The woman is assisted into a position (e.g.,modified Sims position,Trendelenburg position,or the knee-chest position)in which gravity keeps the pressure of the presenting part off the cord.Although covering the cord in sterile gauze soaked saline,preparing the woman for a cesarean,and starting oxygen by face mark are appropriate nursing interventions in the event of a prolapsed cord,the intervention of top priority would be positioning the mother to relieve cord compression.

A Pregnant Woman's Amniotic Membranes Rupture