The Nurse Is Doing Preconception Counseling with a 28-Year-Old Woman

Multiple Choice

The nurse is doing preconception counseling with a 28-year-old woman with no prior pregnancies. Which statement made by the patient indicates to the nurse that the patient has understood the teaching?

A) "I can continue to drink alcohol until I am diagnosed as pregnant."
B) "I need to stop drinking alcohol completely when I start trying to get pregnant."
C) "A beer once a week will not damage the fetus."
D) "I can drink alcohol while breastfeeding, since it doesn't pass into breast milk."