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A New Mother Is Distressed and Tearful About the Elevated

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A new mother is distressed and tearful about the elevated dome over her infant's posterior fontanelle.The nurse responds,"This condition will resolve itself in a few days." What is the cause?


A) Prolonged pressure against the partially dilated cervix
B) Small leak of fluid through the posterior fontanelle
C) Pressure of the forceps during delivery
D) The effect of the vacuum extractor

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