The nurse is instructing a pregnant teenager during her first prenatal visit about the adverse effects of cigarette smoking during pregnancy. What information should be included?
a. "Smoking during pregnancy increases the likelihood that you will have difficulty during labor."
b. "Infants born to smokers are on average the same size as those born to nonsmokers."
c. "If you stop smoking early in your pregnancy, your baby will be unaffected."
d. "Smoking puts your baby at risk of developing congenital abnormalities."
C
Smoking cessation early in pregnancy can eliminate smoking effects on the fetus. There is no correlation between smoking and "difficulty during labor." Infant low birth weight is a complication associated with maternal smoking. While smoking during pregnancy poses risks to the fetus, congenital anomalies are not common complications.
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