The nurse is planning the care for a laboring client with diabetes mellitus.This client is at greater risk for which clinical finding?

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Clients with diabetes mellitus have an increased risk of developing polyhydramnios due to increased fetal urination resulting from the mothers' hyperglycemia, as well as fetal hypoxemia. Oligohydramnios is not commonly associated with diabetes mellitus. Postterm pregnancy may occur with or without diabetes mellitus, and chromosomal abnormalities are not directly related to diabetes mellitus.

The Nurse Is Planning the Care for a Laboring Client