Pain management during labor Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 25-year-old woman, G3P2, at 38 weeks of gestational age, presents to labor and delivery with painful contractions after her water broke at home 2 hours ago. She is doing deep breathing during contractions and asks what additional options are available for pain control. The pregnancy has been uncomplicated to date. Past medical history is significant for two prior uncomplicated vaginal deliveries, a body mass index of 50 kg/m2, and obstructive sleep apnea. Vitals are within normal limits. Chaperoned exam reveals a dilated cervix to 10 cm, and the fetal head is crowning. Fetal heart rate is 140 with acceleration. The patient expresses that she does not want a local injection; therefore, the decision is made to proceed without pharmacological analgesia. Which of the following is the contraindication to providing parenteral pharmacological analgesia now?

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