The nurse providing care for the pregnant woman understands that a factor indicating the need for fetal diagnostic procedures is

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Maternal diabetes increases the risk of fetal abnormalities and may warrant fetal diagnostic procedures such as ultrasound, amniocentesis, or chorionic villus sampling. Maternal age older than 35 years and previous infant macrosomia are also risk factors, but weight gain alone is not an indication for fetal diagnostic procedures.

The Nurse Providing Care for the Pregnant Woman Understands That