A woman asks her doctor what she can do before she begins trying to get pregnant to help her baby, since she is prone to anemia. The doctor correctly advises her to:
1. Get pregnant, then begin on extra iron.
2. Add more carbohydrates to her diet.
3. Begin taking folic acid supplements daily.
4. Have a hemoglobin baseline done now so her progress can be followed.
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Rationale:
1. Waiting until pregnant to add iron or evaluate a diet is not being proactive. Neither is following a baseline hemoglobin.
2. Waiting until pregnant to add iron or evaluate a diet is not being proactive. Neither is following a baseline hemoglobin.
3. One of the most common problems in pregnancy is anemia. Folic acid–deficiency anemia can increase the incidence of neural tube defects in a fetus. Taking 400 mcg of folic acid daily will help reduce this incidence.
4. Waiting until pregnant to add iron or evaluate a diet is not being proactive. Neither is following a baseline hemoglobin.
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