A nurse is planning to reinforce nutritional teaching with a client who is in her first trimester of pregnancy. The nurse should recommend an increase in which of the following nutrients to support an increase in maternal blood volume during pregnancy?

A) Correct - A hemoglobin level of 9.5 g/dL in a full-term newborn is lower than the expected range and should be reported to the provider for further evaluation.
B) Incorrect- Platelets of 225,000/mm3 are within the normal range for newborns and do not require immediate reporting.
C) Incorrect- A glucose level of 60 mg/dL is within the normal range for a newborn and does not require immediate reporting.
D) Incorrect- A white blood cell count of 10,000/mm3 is within the normal range for a newborn and does not require immediate reporting.

A) Incorrect- the fundal height corresponds with approximately 16 weeks. At around 16 weeks of gestation, the fundal height is usually located approximately at the midpoint between the symphysis pubis (pubic bone) and the belly button (umbilicus). This measurement corresponds to the anatomical level of the uterus at this stage.
B) Incorrect- the fundal height corresponds with approximately 20 weeks. By 20 weeks of gestation, the fundus has typically reached the level of the umbilicus. The fundal height measurement is around the same level as the belly button.
C) Correct- the fundal height corresponds with approximately 32 weeks. Around 32 weeks of gestation, the fundal height has increased significantly compared to earlier stages of pregnancy. The fundus of the uterus is located above the belly button, and the measurement is typically about 32 centimeters (or roughly 12.6 inches) above the symphysis pubis.
D) Incorrect- the fundal height corresponds with approximately 24 weeks. Around 24 weeks of gestation, the fundal height is usually about 1 to 2 fingerbreadths above the
umbilicus. This represents the ongoing upward growth of the uterus as the pregnancy progresses.
E) Incorrect- the fundal height corresponds with approximately 18 weeks. At around 18 weeks of pregnancy, the fundal height is typically located just above the pubic bone, below the belly button (umbilicus). The fundus of the uterus is still relatively low in the abdomen at this point. The fundal height measurement at 18 weeks is usually around the midpoint between the symphysis pubis (pubic bone) and the belly button.