The nurse assesses that a newborn is of low birth weight, has distinctively malformed facial features, and is irritable and inconsolable. The nurse would review the mother's admission interview for which information?
1. Did the mother consume alcohol during the pregnancy?
2. Was preeclampsia a problem in the pregnancy?
3. Did the mother have problems becoming pregnant?
4. Does either the mother or father have heart defects?
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Rationale 1: Low birth weight, hyperactivity, and malformed facial features may be indicators of fetal alcohol syndrome.
Rationale 2: Preeclampsia could account for the low birth weight and irritability, but not the facial feature malformation.
Rationale 3: Infertility would not cause the assessment findings described.
Rationale 4: The presence of heart defects in the mother or father might contribute to low birth weight but not to irritability, inconsolability, or malformed facial features.
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