The nurse is providing prenatal teaching to a group of diverse pregnant women. One woman, who indicates she smokes two to three cigarettes a day, asks about its impact on her pregnancy. The nurse explains that the most significant risk to the fetus is:
a. Respiratory distress at birth
b. Severe neonatal anemia
c. Low neonatal birth weight
d. Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
ANS: C
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a. Respiratory distress is not the most significant risk to the fetus unless the fetus is also premature.
b. Severe neonatal anemia is not associated with pregnancies complicated by cigarette smoking.
c. Low neonatal birth weight is the most common complication seen in pregnancies complicated by cigarette smoking.
d. Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is not associated with pregnancies complicated by cigarette smoking.
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