A Patient Is Admitted to the Labor and Delivery Unit

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit with a history of ruptured membranes for 2 hours. This is her sixth delivery; she is 40 years old, and smells of alcohol and cigarettes. This patient is at risk for:

• A) Gestational diabetes.
• B) Placenta previa.
• C) Abruptio placentae.
• D) Placenta accreta.

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