Introduction
Introduction ( 4 Questions)
A client asks a nurse about the potential consequences of pre-term labor.
Which of the following is an accurate response?
Pre-term labor does pose risks to the infant, as explained above.
Pre-term labor can lead to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Pre-term labor is defined as labor that occurs before 37 weeks of gestation. Pre-term infants are at risk for various complications, such as respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis, and death.
Pre-term labor occurs before 40 weeks of gestation, not after. The normal term of pregnancy is 40 weeks.
Pre-term labor is always caused by obstetric complications
Pre-term labor can lead to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Pre-term labor is defined as labor that occurs before 37 weeks of gestation. Pre-term infants are at risk for various complications, such as respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis, and death.
Choice A is wrong because pre-term labor does pose risks to the infant, as explained above.
Choice C is wrong because pre-term labor occurs before 40 weeks of gestation, not after. The normal term of pregnancy is 40 weeks.
Choice D is wrong because pre-term labor can be caused by various factors, not only obstetric complications. Some of the risk factors for pre-term labor include multiple gestation, infection, cervical insufficiency, placental abruption, preeclampsia, and maternal stress.