With regard to a woman's reordering of personal relationships ...

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With regard to a woman's reordering of personal relationships during pregnancy, the maternity nurse should understand that:
 
  a. Because of the special motherhood bond, a woman's relationship with her mother is even more important than with the father of the child.
  b. Nurses need not get involved in any sexual issues the couple has during pregnancy, particularly if they have trouble communicating them to each other.
  c. Women usually express two major relationship needs during pregnancy: feeling loved and valued and having the child accepted by the father.
  d. The woman's sexual desire is likely to be highest in the first trimester because of the excitement and because intercourse is physically easier.

Question 2

What represents a typical progression through the phases of a woman's establishing a relationship with the fetus?
 
  a. Accepts the fetus as distinct from herselfaccepts the biologic fact of pregnancyhas a feeling of caring and responsibility
  b. Fantasizes about the child's gender and personalityviews the child as part of herselfbecomes introspective
  c. Views the child as part of herselfhas feelings of well-beingaccepts the biologic fact of pregnancy
  d. I am pregnant.I am going to have a baby.I am going to be a mother.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Love and support help a woman feel better about her pregnancy. The most important person to the pregnant woman is usually the father. Nurses can facilitate communication between partners about sexual matters if, as is common, they are nervous about expressing their worries and feelings. The second trimester is the time when a woman's sense of well-being, along with certain physical changes, increases her desire for sex. Desire is decreased in the first and third trimesters.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The woman first centers on herself as pregnant, then on the baby as an entity separate from herself, and then on her responsibilities as a mother. The expressions, I am pregnant, I am going to have a baby, and I am going to be a mother sum up the progression through the three phases.

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