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Multiple Choice

Answer questions based on the following information.
Mickie is a 37-year-old Hispanic female in her second pregnancy.Her first pregnancy resulted in a healthy baby girl that weighed 9 pounds 3 oz.Her prepregnancy information is as follows: BMI = 28;she is 5'4" tall;and was 165 pounds.She did not manage to take off all the weight she gained before getting pregnant again,and so far at 24 weeks,she has gained 20 pounds and currently weighs 185 pounds.Diet history reveals an average Calorie intake of 2300 Calories per day.Two hours after her 75-g glucose tolerance test began,her blood glucose was 155 mg/dL.
-Mickie's BMI indicates that she was:

• A)underweight going into pregnancy.
• B)at a normal weight going into pregnancy.
• C)overweight going into pregnancy.
• D)obese going into pregnancy.
• E)morbidly obese going into pregnancy.

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