A woman gave birth last week to a fetus at 18 weeks' gestation after her first pregnancy. She is in the clinic for follow-up, and notices that her chart states she has had one abortion. The client is upset over the use of this word
How can the nurse best explain this terminology to the client? 1. "Abortion is the obstetric term for all pregnancies that end before 20 weeks."
2. "Abortion is the word we use when someone has miscarried."
3. "Abortion is how we label babies born in the second trimester."
4. "Abortion is what we call all babies who are born dead."
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Explanation: 1. The term abortion means a birth that occurs before 20 weeks' gestation or the birth of a fetus-newborn who weighs less than 500 g. An abortion may occur spontaneously or it may be induced by medical or surgical means.
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