The nurse has been called to help with a 24-year-old G1P0 female with a viable intrauterine pregnancy at 42-weeks’ estimated gestational age. Patient is not in active labor, following an arrest of descent at the end of the first stage of labor. There was meconium detected in the amniotic fluid after PROM, and the fetus has had multiple episodes of bradycardia and late decelerations. Patient has a history of cocaine abuse. Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the management of this neonate when it is delivered?
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