Dr. Rabina needs to explain to her patients-women who want to become pregnant-how rubella (German measles) affects the developing embryo and fetus. What should Dr. Rabina share with these women about the effects of rubella on the developing embryo and fetus?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The effects of rubella are more common in women who become infected during the first trimester (about 50 percent of these babies have birth defects).
2. The birth defects may include deafness, cataracts, and heart, urinary, intestinal, and bone defects.
3. Intellectual impairment also may occur, indicating that multiple organs, including the brain, are affected by rubella.
4. Rubella contracted later in the pregnancy can lead to hearing loss and low birth weight.
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