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EAugust

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When preparing to teach a class about prenatal development, the nurse would include information about folic acid supplementation. What is folic acid known to prevent?
 
  a. Congenital heart defects
  b. Neural tube defects
  c. Mental retardation
  d. Premature birth

Question 2

A woman who is 25 weeks pregnant asks the nurse what her fetus looks like. What does the nurse explain is one physical characteristic present in a 25-week-old fetus?
 
  a. Lanugo covering the body
  b. Constant motion
  c. Skin that is pink and smooth
  d. Eyes that are closed



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
It is now known that folic acid supplements can prevent neural tube defects such as spina bifida.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
By 25 weeks, the body of the fetus is covered with lanugo, the eyes are open, the skin is wrinkled, and the fetus has definite periods of movement and sleeping.





 

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