A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in 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 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 seen with severe rheumatoid arthritis;and kyphosis is an enhanced thoracic curvature of the spine.

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