The nurse caring for a woman in labor understands that the primary risk associated with an amniotomy is

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When the membranes are ruptured,the umbilical cord may come downward with the flow of amniotic fluid and become trapped in front of the presenting part.Infection is a risk of amniotomy but not the primary concern.Maternal hemorrhage is not associated with amniotomy.Separation of the placenta may occur if the uterus is overdistended before the amniotomy,but it is not the major concern.

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