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A 16-Year-Old Client Comes to the Prenatal Clinic and Is

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A 16-year-old client comes to the prenatal clinic and is very concerned about a black line that has appeared on her abdomen.Which statement by the nurse will be most helpful to this client concerning this issue?


A) "This line occurs depending upon the sex of your baby.I don't want to tell you which one in case you don't know the gender of your baby yet."
B) "This line indicates that you are getting too much iron in your diet.You need to reduce the amount of red meat you are eating."
C) "This line is called the linea nigra and is related to the increase in your hormones during pregnancy."
D) "Please don't be worried about this.It is normal and it will go away after you have your baby."

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