The patient has delivered her first child at 37 weeks. The nurse would describe this to the patient as what type of delivery?
1. Preterm
2. Postterm
3. Term
4. Near term
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Rationale 1: Preterm births are those that occur between 20 weeks and 37 completed weeks.
Rationale 2: Postterm births are those that occur after 42 weeks.
Rationale 3: Term births are those that occur from 37 completed weeks of pregnancy to 42 weeks.
Rationale 4: Near term is not terminology used to describe birth.
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