Risk Factors
Risk Factors ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is providing education to a pregnant woman with a family history of diabetes.
The nurse explains that having a parent or sibling with diabetes increases the risk of developing:.
Preeclampsia is not directly related to diabetes, but rather to high blood pressure and proteinuria that can occur during pregnancy. Preeclampsia can affect the placenta, kidneys, liver and brain of the mother and can lead to eclampsia, a life-threatening condition that causes seizures.
Having a parent or sibling with diabetes increases the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a condition that affects the way the body processes glucose during pregnancy. GDM can cause complications for both the mother and the baby, such as high blood pressure, preterm labor, macrosomia, hypoglycemia and increased risk of type 2 diabetes later in life.
Ectopic pregnancy is not related to diabetes, but rather to a fertilized egg implanting outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube.
Ectopic pregnancy can cause severe bleeding and damage to the reproductive organs and can be fatal if not treated promptly
preterm labor is not caused by diabetes alone, but rather by a combination of factors that can trigger contractions before 37 weeks of gestation.
Some of these factors include infections, dehydration, multiple pregnancy, placental problems and stress.
The correct answer is choice B. Gestational diabetes. Having a parent or sibling with diabetes increases the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a condition that affects the way the body processes glucose during pregnancy. GDM can cause complications for both the mother and the baby, such as high blood pressure, preterm labor, macrosomia, hypoglycemia and increased risk of type 2 diabetes later in life.
Choice A is wrong because preeclampsia is not directly related to diabetes, but rather to high blood pressure and proteinuria that can occur during pregnancy. Preeclampsia can affect the placenta, kidneys, liver and brain of the mother and can lead to eclampsia, a life-threatening condition that causes seizures.
Choice C is wrong because ectopic pregnancy is not related to diabetes, but rather to a fertilized egg implanting outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube.
Ectopic pregnancy can cause severe bleeding and damage to the reproductive organs and can be fatal if not treated promptly.
Choice D is wrong because preterm labor is not caused by diabetes alone, but rather by a combination of factors that can trigger contractions before 37 weeks of gestation.
Some of these factors include infections, dehydration, multiple pregnancy, placental problems and stress.