The client has delivered her first child at 37½ weeks. The nurse would explain this to the client as what type of delivery?
1. Preterm
2. Post-term
3. Term
4. Near term
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Rationale:
1. Preterm are those that occur between 20 weeks and 37 completed weeks.
2. Post-term are birth that occur after 42 weeks.
3. Term births are those that occur from 37 completed weeks of pregnancy to 42 weeks.
4. Near term is not terminology used to describe birth.
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