What does the increase in circulating blood volume during pregnancy cause in the mother?
a. Shortness of breath
b. Frontal headaches
c. Decreased white blood cell count
d. Decreased hemoglobin
ANS: D
Maternal circulating volume increases 30% to 40%, causing a virtual decrease in hemoglobin.
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