Awoman arrives at the clinic seeking confirmation that she is pregnant. the following information is obtained: she is 24 years old with a body mass index (bmi) of 17.5. she admits to having used cocaine "several times" during the past year and drinks alcohol occasionally. her blood pressure (bp) is 108/70 mm hg, her pulse rate is 72 beats/min, and her respiratory rate is 16 breaths/min. the family history is positive for diabetes mellitus and cancer. her sister recently gave birth to an infant with a neural tube defect (ntd). which characteristics place the woman in a high risk category?

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The answer you're looking for is washing your hands. "at this late date, we all expect our doctors to wash their hands before examining us or performing an operation in order to prevent the spread of infection. surprisingly, physicians did not begin to acknowledge the lifesaving power of this simple act until 1847.it was then that dr. semmelweis began exhorting his fellow physicians at the famed vienna general hospital (allgemeines krankenhaus) to wash up before examining women about to deliver babies. his plea was far more than aesthetic; it was a matter of life and death and to prevent a deadly malady known as “childbed” or puerperal (from the latin words for child and parent) fever." 

Iheard your stomach gets smaller and you don't eat much. is that correct? yes that is correct because once you  don't eat  a lot for a long time then you  can't eat a lot ever and you have it eat a  little more at a time.make me brainiest !