The changes in maternal physiology affect all parts of the body. Which change would be unlikely to occur in a woman's gastrointestinal tract during pregnancy?
a. decreased gastric and intestinal transit time
b. relaxed gastrointestinal tract muscle tone
c. heartburn
d. constipation
e. nausea
a
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