The nurse educator is presenting a program to college students about factors that can cause congenital malformations. She will tell them that:
1. The most damage is done to the fetus when insult occurs during the second trimester of pregnancy.
2. Spontaneous abortion always occurs if the fetus is affected by a toxin.
3. The fetus is most vulnerable to toxic agents during the first months of pregnancy.
4. Toxic substances are primarily drugs.
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Rationale 1: This is not true. More malformations occur when the insult occurs at another stage of pregnancy.
Rationale 2: Spontaneous abortion occurs sometimes when the fetus is affected by a toxin, but not always.
Rationale 3: The first months of pregnancy are the most vulnerable time for the fetus. Malformations usually can be traced back to development within the first few weeks.
Rationale 4: Toxic agents include drugs, viruses, environmental toxins, and radiation.
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