Twelve hours following the delivery of a baby,the mother is assessed by the nurse.As the nurse palpates the level of the fundus of the uterus,it should be:
A) firm and 2 cm below the umbilicus.
B) firm and at the umbilicus.
C) slightly boggy and 1 cm below the umbilicus.
D) halfway between the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis.
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