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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

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What teaching is important to include for women who have experienced a spinal cord injury and have questions about having children?
  1. After a spinal cord injury, women should not have children.
  2. Women can continue to conceive and deliver children but should only use a diaphragm, condom or foam birth control.
  3. Women can continue to conceive and deliver children and the type of birth control used should be discussed with their doctor.
  4. There are no restrictions on birth control measures for women who have had spinal cord injuries. They should follow up with their doctors.
Explanation
Answer: C - After a spinal cord injury, many women have questions about child bearing. They should be taught that they can still conceive and deliver children but should use a birth control measure that does not increase the risk for clot formation.
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