During a clinical conference, a group of nursing students are discussing a newborn who is large for gestational age (LGA). Which student statement indicates a factor that may have contributed to the newborn being LGA?
A) The mother was 30 lb overweight before she got pregnant.
B) The mother is 5 ft 3 in tall and the father is taller than she is.
C) The mother had blood glucose of 100 several times during her pregnancy.
D) This mother is 19 years old and this is her second pregnancy.
Question 2
The nurse is discussing factors related to preterm birth with a group of peers. Which factor is most likely to contribute to a preterm birth?
A) The use of tocolytics to relax the uterus
B) The use of corticosteroids to enhance lung maturity
C) The use of fertility treatments resulting in multiple births
D) The use of antibiotics to treat prenatal infections
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