The nurse is completing a health history with a client who is 10 weeks pregnant.Which factor should the nurse identify as increasing this client's risk for a spontaneous abortion?
A)Having taken a medication that is a known teratogen
B)Smoking
C)Having low levels of folic acid
D)Genetic history

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Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortion. Taking a known teratogen and having low levels of folic acid can increase the risk of certain birth defects, but not necessarily spontaneous abortion. Genetic history may also increase the risk of certain birth defects, but not necessarily spontaneous abortion.

The Nurse Is Completing a Health History with a Client