Narcotic analgesia is administered to a laboring patient at 10:00 a.m. The infant is delivered at 12:30 p.m. The nurse would anticipate that the narcotic analgesia could:
A) Be used in place of preoperative sedation.
B) Result in neonatal respiratory depression.
C) Prevent the need for anesthesia with an episiotomy.
D) Enhance uterine contractions.
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