A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in her posture and is having lower back pain.The nurse tells her that during pregnancy,women have a posture shift to compensate for the enlarging fetus.This shift in posture is known as:

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Lordosis compensates for the enlarging fetus,which would shift the center of balance forward.This shift in balance,in turn,creates a strain on the low back muscles,felt as low back pain during late pregnancy by some women.Scoliosis is lateral curvature of portions of the spine; ankylosis is extreme flexion of the wrist,as observed with severe rheumatoid arthritis; and kyphosis is an enhanced thoracic curvature of the spine.

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