Women with an inadequate weight gain during pregnancy are at higher risk for giving birth to an infant with:
1. spina bifida.
2. intrauterine growth restriction.
3. diabetes mellitus.
4. Down syndrome.
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1, 3, 4. Incorrect. These fetal conditions are not associated with inadequate maternal weight gain. Both normal weight and underweight women with inadequate weight gain have an increased risk of giving birth to an infant with intrauterine growth restriction.
2. Correct. Both normal weight and underweight women with inadequate weight gain have an increased risk of giving birth to an infant with intrauterine growth restriction.
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