A patient was admitted following a spontaneous abortion. When attempting to console the patient, the nurse tells her the percentage of first trimester pregnancies that abort is:
a. 5%.
b. 10%.
c. 15%.
d. 20%.
C
It is estimated that 10% to 15% of first-trimester pregnancies end in spontaneous abortion.
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