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A nurse is caring for a client who is at 42 weeks of gestation and is in labor.
The client asked the nurse what to expect because the baby is postmature.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Postmature babies have less body fat than term babies, not more. They use up their fat stores to survive in the womb beyond 42 weeks of gestation.
Postmature babies have well-developed breast buds and areola, not flat ones. Breast development is a sign of fetal maturity that occurs around 36 weeks of gestation.
Postmature babies have less flexibility in their joints and muscles, not more. They have less amniotic fluid to cushion their movements, and their bones become more ossified as they grow older.
This is because postmature babies lose the protective vernix that covers their skin in utero, and their skin becomes dry and cracked. Postmature babies also have less subcutaneous fat, which makes them look thin and wrinkled.
This is because postmature babies lose the protective vernix that covers their skin in utero, and their skin becomes dry and cracked. Postmature babies also have less subcutaneous fat, which makes them look thin and wrinkled.
Choice A is wrong because postmature babies have less body fat than term babies, not more. They use up their fat stores to survive in the womb beyond 42 weeks of gestation.
Choice B is wrong because postmature babies have well-developed breast buds and areola, not flat ones. Breast development is a sign of fetal maturity that occurs around 36 weeks of gestation.
Choice C is wrong because postmature babies have less flexibility in their joints and muscles, not more. They have less amniotic fluid to cushion their movements, and their bones become more ossified as they grow older.
Normal ranges for gestational age are 37 to 42 weeks. Babies born before 37 weeks are considered preterm, and babies born after 42 weeks are considered postmature.