A Pregnant Woman Reports That She Is Still Playing Tennis

question 20

Multiple Choice

A pregnant woman reports that she is still playing tennis at 32 weeks of gestation.The nurse would be most concerned that during and after tennis matches this woman consumes:

• A)Several glasses of fluid.
• B)Extra protein sources such as peanut butter.
• C)Salty foods to replace lost sodium.
• D)Easily digested sources of carbohydrate.

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