The nurse is doing preconception counseling with a 28-year-old woman with no prior pregnancies. Which statement made by the client indicates to the nurse that the client has understood the teaching?
1. "I can continue to drink alcohol until I am diagnosed as pregnant."
2. "I need to stop drinking alcohol completely when I start trying to get pregnant."
3. "A beer once a week will not damage the fetus."
4. "I can drink alcohol while breastfeeding because it doesn't pass into breast milk."
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Explanation: 2. Women should discontinue drinking alcohol when they start to attempt to become pregnant due to possible effects of alcohol on the fetus.
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