Causes and Risk Factors
Causes and Risk Factors ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.
Which of the following conditions can cause placental abnormalities that can lead to pre-term labor?
Diabetes mellitus is wrong because diabetes mellitus does not directly cause placental abnormalities.
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Preeclampsia is a condition that can cause placental abnormalities that can lead to pre-term labor. Preeclampsia is characterized by high blood pressure and proteinuria in pregnant women after 20 weeks of gestation. Preeclampsia can affect the blood flow to the placenta and cause placental insufficiency, which is a reduced ability of the placenta to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the fetus. Placental insufficiency can trigger pre-term labor as a way of protecting the fetus from further hypoxia and growth restriction.
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Preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a condition that can cause placental abnormalities that can lead to pre-term labor. Preeclampsia is characterized by high blood pressure and proteinuria in pregnant women after 20 weeks of gestation.
Preeclampsia can affect the blood flow to the placenta and cause placental insufficiency, which is a reduced ability of the placenta to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the fetus. Placental insufficiency can trigger pre-term labor as a way of protecting the fetus from further hypoxia and growth restriction.
Choice A. Diabetes mellitus is wrong because diabetes mellitus does not directly cause placental abnormalities