During pregnancy, women should drink at least eight glasses of fluid daily. For a woman on bed rest at home, which of the following would be the best method to encourage her to drink this amount?
A) She drinks the eight glasses before her husband leaves for work in the morning.
B) She gets up every hour, stretches, and gets a drink from the refrigerator.
C) She keeps a pitcher of fluid readily available beside her on a table.
D) She drinks primarily cool liquids and avoids hot liquids, because they increase thirst.
C
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