During pregnancy,

A) maternal respiratory rate decreases.
B) maternal blood volume decreases.
C) maternal nutrient requirements decrease significantly.
D) a woman's glomerular filtration rate decreases by 20 percent.
E) maternal tidal volume increases.


E) maternal tidal volume increases.

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