The patient has delivered her first child at 39 weeks. The nurse would explain this to the patient as what type of delivery?
1. Preterm
2. Post-term
3. Term
4. Near term
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Preterm deliveries are those that occur prior to 37 completed weeks' gestation.
Rationale 2: Post-term applies to birth that occur after 42 weeks' gestation.
Rationale 3: Term births are those that occur from between gestation weeks 38 and 42.
Rationale 4: Near term is not terminology used to describe birth.
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