When performing an examination of a woman who is 34 weeks pregnant,the nurse notes that as the woman raises her head and shoulders off of the bed,there is a midline linear protrusion in the abdomen over the area of the rectus abdominis muscles.The nurse would:
A) document the presence of diastasis recti.
B) discuss this condition with the physician,because it will most likely need to be surgically repaired.
C) suspect that the woman has a hernia from the increased pressure within the abdomen from pregnancy.
D) tell the woman that she may have a difficult time with delivery because of the weakness in her abdominal muscles.
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