The nurse caring for the pregnant woman should be aware that the U.S. birth rate shows what trend?
a. Births to unmarried women are more likely to have less favorable outcomes.
b. Birth rates for women 40 to 44 years of age are beginning to decline.
c. Cigarette smoking among pregnant women continues to increase.
d. The rates of pregnancy and abortion among teens are lower in the United States than in any other industrialized country.
A
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A Low-birth-weight infants and preterm births are more likely because of the large number of teenagers in the unmarried group.
B Birth rates for women in their early forties continue to increase.
C Fewer pregnant women smoke.
D Teen pregnancy and abortion rates are higher in the United States than in any other industrialized country.
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