A woman who is 14 weeks pregnant tells the nurse that she always had a glass of wine with dinner before she became pregnant. She has abstained during her first trimester and would like to know if it is safe for her to have a drink with dinner now
You would tell her: 1. "Since you are in your second trimester, there is no problem with having one drink with dinner.".
2. "One drink every night is too much. One drink three times a week should be fine.".
3. "Since you are in your second trimester, you can drink as much as you'd like.".
4. "Because no one knows how much or how little alcohol it takes to cause fetal problems, it is recommended that you abstain throughout your pregnancy.".
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1, 2, 3. Incorrect. A safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy has not yet been estab-lished. Although the consumption of occasional alcoholic beverages may not be harmful to the mother or her developing fetus, complete abstinence is strongly advised.
4. Correct. This is an accurate statement.
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