A pregnant woman is 20 weeks pregnant and is having a routine assessment. You are assessing the fetal heart rate and place the Doppler below the umbilicus in the left lower quadrant. The patient asks you why you are listening to the heart rate at that particular place. How should the nurse respond?
A) "This is the only location that the heartbeat is heard at this time."
B) "You are 20 weeks pregnant and this is where the heartbeat always is."
C) "Your baby's position affects where I will be able to hear the heartbeat."
D) "It does not matter where I place the Doppler because I will hear your baby's heartbeat."
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