The nurse is counseling a couple who is planning a pregnancy. The woman was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 14 years old. She is now 27. Which examination should the nurse prepare the woman to have before, during, and after the pregnancy?

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A)Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk for diabetic retinopathy. Women with type 1 diabetes who are planning a pregnancy should have eye examinations before the pregnancy, during each trimester, and for 1 year postpartum. Older adults, not pregnant women, are at increased risk for gastric hypotony and urinary incontinence related to type 1 diabetes. Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are not at increased risk for diabetic peripheral neuropathy compared to other clients with type 1 diabetes.
B)Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk for diabetic retinopathy. Women with type 1 diabetes who are planning a pregnancy should have eye examinations before the pregnancy, during each trimester, and for 1 year postpartum. Older adults, not pregnant women, are at increased risk for gastric hypotony and urinary incontinence related to type 1 diabetes. Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are not at increased risk for diabetic peripheral neuropathy compared to other clients with type 1 diabetes.
C)Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk for diabetic retinopathy. Women with type 1 diabetes who are planning a pregnancy should have eye examinations before the pregnancy, during each trimester, and for 1 year postpartum. Older adults, not pregnant women, are at increased risk for gastric hypotony and urinary incontinence related to type 1 diabetes. Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are not at increased risk for diabetic peripheral neuropathy compared to other clients with type 1 diabetes.
D)Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk for diabetic retinopathy. Women with type 1 diabetes who are planning a pregnancy should have eye examinations before the pregnancy, during each trimester, and for 1 year postpartum. Older adults, not pregnant women, are at increased risk for gastric hypotony and urinary incontinence related to type 1 diabetes. Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are not at increased risk for diabetic peripheral neuropathy compared to other clients with type 1 diabetes.

The Nurse Is Counseling a Couple Who Is Planning a Pregnancy