A woman gave birth vaginally to a 9-pound,12-ounce girl yesterday. Her primary health care provider has written orders for perineal ice packs,use of a sitz bath TID,and a stool softener. What information is most closely correlated with these orders?

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These orders are typical interventions for a woman who has had an episiotomy,lacerations,and hemorrhoids. A multiparous classification is not an indication for these orders. A vacuum-assisted birth may be used in conjunction with an episiotomy,which would indicate these interventions. Use of epidural anesthesia has no correlation with these orders.

A Woman Gave Birth Vaginally to a 9-Pound,12-Ounce Girl Yesterday