A nurse is performing health education with a woman who has just learned that she is pregnant
The nurse has explained the concept of teratogenic drugs and emphasized the need to have her care provider assess any medications she should consider taking. The nurse should teach the woman that drug-induced teratogenicity is most likely to occur at what point in her pregnancy? A) During the second half of her third trimester
B) In the 7 to 10 days after conception
C) In the first trimester during organogenesis
D) During 30 to 34 weeks of gestation
C
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Drug-induced teratogenicity is most likely to occur when drugs are taken during the first three months of pregnancy, during organogenesis.
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