Optimal Infant Birth Weight Is Difficult for Pregnant Adolescents to Obtain

question 24

Multiple Choice

Optimal infant birth weight is difficult for pregnant adolescents to obtain because:

• A) they have not completed their own growth spurt.
• B) there are insufficient uterine supporting structures.
• C) the amniotic fluid is variable in pregnant adolescents.
• D) blood volume has not reached adult proportions.

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Definitions:

Transgendered

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