A 36 year old woman has been admitted to the hospital for knee surgery. which of the following information that was obtained by the nurse during the preoperative assessment should be reported to the surgeon before surgery is performed?

a. history of postoperative infection following a priory cholecystectomy
b knowledge of the possibility of an early unplanned pregnancy
c. lack of knowledge about postoperative pain control
d. concern that she will be physically limited in caring for her children for a period postoperatively