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A nurse is providing education to a pregnant client who is 42 years old.
The nurse explains that advanced maternal age increases the risk of which condition during pregnancy?
Statement is wrong because gestational diabetes is a condition that causes high blood sugar levels during pregnancy.
It can affect the health of the mother and the baby, such as increasing the risk of macrosomia, cesarean delivery, hypoglycemia, and future diabetes.
However, advanced maternal age is not a major risk factor for gestational diabetes.
The main risk factors are obesity, family history of diabetes, previous gestational diabetes, and certain ethnicities.
Preeclampsia is a condition that causes high blood pressure and protein in the urine during pregnancy. It can lead to serious complications for the mother and the baby, such as seizures, organ damage, growth restriction, and placental abruption.
Advanced maternal age (35 years or older) is one of the risk factors for preeclampsia. Other risk factors include chronic hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, obesity, multiple gestation, and history of preeclampsia.
Statement is wrong because preterm labor is when contractions start before 37 weeks of pregnancy and lead to cervical changes.
It can result in premature birth, which can cause health problems for the baby, such as breathing difficulties, bleeding in the brain, and infections.
Advanced maternal age is not a direct risk factor for preterm labor.
The main risk factors are multiple gestation, history of preterm birth, cervical insufficiency, infection, placental problems, and certain medical conditions.
Statement is wrong because placenta previa is when the placenta covers part or all of the cervix.
It can cause painless vaginal bleeding during pregnancy and delivery complications, such as hemorrhage and cesarean delivery.
Advanced maternal age is not a strong risk factor for placenta previa.
The main risk factors are previous cesarean delivery, multiple gestation, smoking, and previous uterine surgery.
The correct answer is
B. Preeclampsia.
Preeclampsia is a condition that causes high blood pressure and protein in the urine during pregnancy. It can lead to serious complications for the mother and the baby, such as seizures, organ damage, growth restriction, and placental abruption.
Advanced maternal age (35 years or older) is one of the risk factors for preeclampsia. Other risk factors include chronic hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, obesity, multiple gestation, and history of preeclampsia.
A. Gestational diabetes.
Statement is wrong because gestational diabetes is a condition that causes high blood sugar levels during pregnancy.
It can affect the health of the mother and the baby, such as increasing the risk of macrosomia, cesarean delivery, hypoglycemia, and future diabetes.
However, advanced maternal age is not a major risk factor for gestational diabetes.
The main risk factors are obesity, family history of diabetes, previous gestational diabetes, and certain ethnicities.
C. Preterm labor.
Statement is wrong because preterm labor is when contractions start before 37 weeks of pregnancy and lead to cervical changes.
It can result in premature birth, which can cause health problems for the baby, such as breathing difficulties, bleeding in the brain, and infections.
Advanced maternal age is not a direct risk factor for preterm labor.
The main risk factors are multiple gestation, history of preterm birth, cervical insufficiency, infection, placental problems, and certain medical conditions.
D. Placenta previa.
Statement is wrong because placenta previa is when the placenta covers part or all of the cervix.
It can cause painless vaginal bleeding during pregnancy and delivery complications, such as hemorrhage and cesarean delivery.
Advanced maternal age is not a strong risk factor for placenta previa.
The main risk factors are previous cesarean delivery, multiple gestation, smoking, and previous uterine surgery.