During pregnancy, exposure to excessive iodine from foods, prenatal supplements, or medications

a. is associated with subsequent development of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.
b. increases the risk of the development of gestational diabetes.
c. may cause agitation in the mother and fetus.
d. can result in the fetus developing a severe, life-threatening goiter.
e. rarely has a lasting impact on mother or child.


Answer: d. can result in the fetus developing a severe, life-threatening goiter.

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