To reassure and educate pregnant patients about changes in their cardiovascular system,the nurse should be aware of which of the following?

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Changes in heart size and position and increased blood volume lead to auditory changes after 20 weeks of gestation.A healthy woman with no underlying heart disease does not need any therapy.The maternal heart rate increases in the third trimester,but palpitations may not necessarily occur,let alone double.Blood pressure decreases,not increases,until about 24 to 32 weeks of gestation.

To Reassure and Educate Pregnant Patients About Changes in Their