A community health nurse is providing a class for pregnant women about the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. After teaching the group, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which effects in the newborn as being related to alcohol consumption by the mother? Select all that apply.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The health of infants can be dramatically affected by maternal consumption of alcohol. The pregnancy itself can be threatened. However, the most devastating consequence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), which compromise the intellectual functioning, birth weight, and altered growth and development of the infant or child. Respiratory distress, leukemia, and other childhood cancers are not associated with maternal alcohol consumption.

A Community Health Nurse Is Providing a Class for Pregnant