The nurse is planning care for several pregnant patients. Which patient is at the greatest risk for nutritional deficiency while pregnant?
A) Patient who rarely eats fruit
B) Patient with a 1-year-old son
C) Patient with 10-year-old twins
D) Patient who never follows a weight-reduction diet
B
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A pregnant woman with high parity or a short interval between pregnancies such as having a 1-year-old son may enter pregnancy with depleted nutritional reserves that she has little to draw on during the first part of pregnancy. The other pregnant patients may have nutritional deficiencies that can be corrected with vitamin supplementation or adjustments in the diet.
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