During a clinical conference, a group of nursing students are discussing a newborn who is large for gestational age (LGA). Which student statement indicates a factor that may have contributed to the newborn being LGA?
A) "The mother was 30 lb overweight before she got pregnant."
B) "The mother is 5 ft 3 in tall and the father is taller than she is."
C) "The mother had blood glucose of 100 several times during her pregnancy."
D) "This mother is 19 years old and this is her second pregnancy."
Ans: A
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