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Nursing Care of Women at Risk During Pregnancy & Post-partum

A nurse is caring for a client who had a spontaneous abortion. The client asks why spontaneous abortions occur. The nurse responds that they are most commonly caused by:

ExplanationD. About 75% of all spontaneous abortions take place between 8 and 12 weeks’ gestation and show embryonic defects. A. Though possible, physical trauma rarely causes an abortion. B. Unresolved stress is rarely associated with spontaneous abortions. C. Congenital defects are asymptomatic during pregnancy and do not usually cause an abortion.