Causes and risk factors
Causes and risk factors ( 9 Questions)
A nurse is teaching a group of pregnant women about the risk factors for prolonged and obstructed labor.
Which of the following statements by one of the women indicates a need for further teaching?
gaining too much weight during pregnancy can increase the risk of prolonged and obstructed labor by causing macrosomia (large baby), cephalopelvic disproportion (mismatch between the size of the baby’s head and the mother’s pelvis), or malposition of the baby.
taking vitamin D supplements can help prevent rickets, which is a bone disorder that can cause deformities of the pelvis and increase the risk of prolonged and obstructed labor.
delivering the baby before 35 years old can reduce the risk of prolonged and obstructed labor by lowering the chances of having a postterm pregnancy, gestational diabetes, hypertension, or uterine dysfunction.
This statement indicates a need for further teaching because drinking fluids does not prevent polyhydramnios, which is a condition of having too much amniotic fluid around the baby. In fact, drinking too much fluid may worsen the condition by increasing the blood volume and urine output of the mother.
This statement indicates a need for further teaching because drinking fluids does not prevent polyhydramnios, which is a condition of having too much amniotic fluid around the baby. In fact, drinking too much fluid may worsen the condition by increasing the blood volume and urine output of the mother.
