A Client Who Is Eight Weeks Pregnant Tells a Doula

Multiple Choice

A client who is eight weeks pregnant tells a doula that she has a strange craving for laundry starch. The client says, "I think I am losing my mind, but I need to tell someone about this odd behavior." Which of the following interventions is the most appropriate for the client?

A) Encourage the client to stop eating laundry starch.
B) Inform the client her behavior is an indirect way of calling attention to the pregnancy.
C) Suggest she may need iron supplementation.
D) Suggest she eat a high-carbohydrate diet.