A nurse is counseling a pregnant cocaine abuser.What should the nurse inform this patient that she is placing her baby at significant risk for?

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Cocaine use during pregnancy can lead to neurologic impairments in the baby, including cognitive and motor deficits. It can also increase the risk of premature labor, low birth weight, and other complications. Severe allergies or hearing impairments are not typically associated with cocaine use during pregnancy. Cocaine use is also not associated with higher birth weights, but rather with lower birth weights.

A Nurse Is Counseling a Pregnant Cocaine Abuser