The nurse is teaching a childbirth education class. When educating the participants about breast changes during pregnancy, which substance leaking from the breast is anticipated during pregnancy?
1. Blood.
2. Milk.
3. Serum.
4. Colostrum.
Correct Answer: 4
Colostrum is a form of milk produced by the mammary glands toward the end of pregnancy, and it is normal for some to leak from the nipples. Its appearance is a thick yellow discharge. The other options are not a normal occurrence at the end of a pregnancy.
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