A 20-year-old woman is at 28 weeks' gestation. Her prenatal history reveals past drug abuse, and urine screening indicates that she has recently used heroin. The nurse should recognize that the woman is at increased risk for which condition?
1. Erythroblastosis fetalis
2. Diabetes mellitus
3. Abruptio placentae
4. Pregnancy-induced hypertension
4
Explanation: 4. Women who use heroin are at risk for poor nutrition, anemia, and pregnancy-induced hypertension (or preeclampsia-eclampsia).
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