question archive A nurse is assessing a newborn following a forceps assisted birth
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A nurse is assessing a newborn following a forceps assisted birth. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse identify as a complication of the birth method?
Hypoglycemia
Polycythemia
Facial Palsy
Bronchopumonary dysplasia
Answer:.Facial palsy
Facial nerve plasy occurs due o the damage to the facial nerve during forceps delivery because of the pressure of the forceps blade over baby's head.Infant's facial nerve is also called the seventh cranial nerve.