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• Causes:

− Regurgitation of acidic gastric content in to the esophagus.

− Relaxation of the cardiac sphincter.

− Decreased GI motility.

− Increased production of progesterone.

• Nursing Management

− Encourage the woman to eat frequent meals throughout the day .

− Instruct her to avoid over eating as well as spicy, fatty and fried foods.

− Suggest that she remain up right for at least 1 hours after eating.

B) Ankle edema:

• Causes:

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