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Concerning the association of maternal diabetes and other risk situations affecting mother and fetus, nurses should be aware that:
 
  1. diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can lead to fetal death at any time during pregnancy.
  2. hydramnios occurs approximately twice as often in diabetic pregnancies.
  3. infections occur about as often and are considered about as serious in diabetic and nondiabetic pregnancies.
  4. even mild to moderate hypoglycemic episodes can have significant effects on fet-al well-being.
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1. Correct. Prompt treatment of DKA is necessary to save the fetus and the mother.
2. Incorrect. Hydramnios occurs 10 times more often in diabetic pregnancies.
3. Incorrect. Infections are more common and more serious in pregnant women with di-abetes.
4. Incorrect. Mild to moderate hypoglycemic episodes do not appear to have significant ef-fects on fetal well-being.
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