The nurse is assessing the fundal height of a pregnant client and notes the fundus is halfway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus. The nurse would correctly estimate the weeks in pregnancy as which of the following?
1. 10–12
2. 16
3. 20–22
4. 38
2
Rationale 1: At 10 to 12 weeks the fundus is slightly above the symphysis pubis.
Rationale 2: At 16 weeks, the fundus is halfway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus.
Rationale 3: Between 20 and 22 weeks the fundus reaches the umbilicus.
Rationale 4: At 38 weeks the fundus is above the umbilicus.
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