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A nurse is teaching a group of pregnant women about risk factors for gestational diabetes.
Which of the following statements by one of the women indicates a need for further teaching?
Losing weight before getting pregnant if one has a high BMI is a good way to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Obesity is one of the biggest risk factors for developing gestational diabetes, as it affects the body’s ability to use insulin effectively.
Telling the doctor if one has a family history of diabetes is also a good way to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Having a parent or sibling with diabetes increases the likelihood of developing gestational diabetes, as it may indicate a genetic predisposition to insulin resistance.
Avoiding getting pregnant after 40 years old is another good way to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Maternal age is one of the most important independent risk factors for gestational diabetes, as older women tend to have more insulin resistance and less beta-cell function than younger women.
This statement indicates a need for further teaching because having the baby weighed at every prenatal visit is not a way to prevent or detect gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a condition in which women develop high blood sugar during pregnancy due to hormonal changes and insufficient insulin production. It can cause complications for the mother and the baby, such as high blood pressure, heavy birth weight, premature delivery, low blood sugar and future diabetes.
The correct answer is choice D. “I should have my baby weighed at every prenatal visit.” This statement indicates a need for further teaching because having the baby weighed at every prenatal visit is not a way to prevent or detect gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a condition in which women develop high blood sugar during pregnancy due to hormonal changes and insufficient insulin production. It can cause complications for the mother and the baby, such as high blood pressure, heavy birth weight, premature delivery, low blood sugar and future diabetes.
Choice A is wrong because losing weight before getting pregnant if one has a high BMI is a good way to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Obesity is one of the biggest risk factors for developing gestational diabetes, as it affects the body’s ability to use insulin effectively.
Choice B is wrong because telling the doctor if one has a family history of diabetes is also a good way to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Having a parent or sibling with diabetes increases the likelihood of developing gestational diabetes, as it may indicate a genetic predisposition to insulin resistance.
Choice C is wrong because avoiding getting pregnant after 40 years old is another good way to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Maternal age is one of the most important independent risk factors for gestational diabetes, as older women tend to have more insulin resistance and less beta-cell function than younger women.