Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 90%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A group of nurses working at the women's health facility about spontaneous abortionA 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 up to 70% of first trimester abortions, making it the most common etiology.