Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 86%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A group of nurses learning about spontaneous abortion causesA nurse is conducting an in-service program for a group of nurses working at the women's health facility about the causes of spontaneous abortion. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which condition as the most common cause of first trimester abortions?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Fetal genetic abnormalities, like chromosomal errors, cause ~70% of first trimester abortions. Cervical insufficiency affects later trimesters, fibroids and maternal diseases (e.g., diabetes) are less common causes early on.