Achieving an optimal infant birth weight is difficult for pregnant adolescents because
A)they have not completed their own growth spurt.
B)there are insufficient uterine supporting structures.
C)the amnionic fluid is variable in adolescents.
D)blood volume has not reached adult proportions.
E)most of the maternal tissue growth occurs in the third trimester.

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Pregnant adolescents younger than 16 years of age, or less than 2 years from menarche, may still be in their growth spurt. They may require higher weight gains during pregnancy to achieve an optimal infant birth weight. Maternal tissue growth accounts for most of the weight gain in the first and second trimesters.

Achieving an Optimal Infant Birth Weight Is Difficult for Pregnant