Question

A client who is pregnant for the first time attends the prenatal clinic. she tells the nurse, "i'm worried about gaining too much weight, because i've heard that it's unhealthy." how should the nurse respond?

Answer 1

After getting pregnant, an expecting mother should attain about fifteen to twenty-five pounds of weight, which is regarded as healthy and normal. The majority of expecting mothers only achieve a gain of about 2.5 pounds at the time of the first trimester. However, a gain in weight of about one pound in a week all through the left part of the pregnancy is considered quite normal.

Answer 2

The nurse should respond in a calm way and explain the effect of having to be pregnant. The nurse should respond to client that mothers who are usually pregnant gains weight than their weight before they were pregnant and it is only normal and not unhealthy as this happens and is already normal to happen.