A pregnant client asks the nurse why she should attend childbirth ...

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A pregnant client asks the nurse why she should attend childbirth classes. The nurse's response would be based on which of the following information?
 
  a. Attending childbirth class is a good way to make new friends.b. Childbirth classes will help new families develop skills to meet the challenges of childbirth and parenting.c. Attending childbirth classes will help a pregnant woman have a shorter labor.d. Childbirth classes will help a pregnant woman decrease her chance of having a cesarean delivery.

Question 2

A woman presents for prenatal care at 6 weeks' gestation by LMP. Which of the following findings would the nurse expect to see?
 
  a. Multiple pillow orthopnea
  b. Maternal ambivalence
  c. Fundus at the umbilicus
  d. Pedal and ankle edema

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: b
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a. There may be a beneficial effect of childbirth classes, but this is not the primary goal of childbirth education.
b. Correct. These are the stated goals of childbirth education (ICEA, Lamaze).
c. Evidence remains inconclusive regarding linking attendance at childbirth classes with a decreased incidence of cesarean section and shorter labors.
d. Evidence remains inconclusive regarding linking attendance at childbirth classes with a decreased incidence of cesarean section and shorter labors.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: b
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a. Orthopnea is a common complaint of women during the third trimester.
b. Ambivalence is a common feeling of women during the first trimester.
c. The fundus should be at the umbilicus at 20 weeks' gestation.
d. Dependent edema is a common complaint of women during the third trimester.