When caring for pregnant women, a nurse should be aware that one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors is:
1. diabetes mellitus.
2. mitral valve prolapse.
3. chronic hypertension.
4. anemia.
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1. Correct. The two most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors are hypertension associated with pregnancy and diabetes.
2. Incorrect. There are no studies that indicate that MVP is among the most frequently re-ported maternal risk factors.
3. Incorrect. Hypertension associated with pregnancy is one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors, not chronic hypertension.
4. Incorrect. Although anemia is a concern in pregnancy, it is not one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors in pregnancy.
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