A woman asks the nurse why she should take precautions against getting rubella if she thinks she might be pregnant. The nurse explains that the occurrence of maternal rubella during the first 4 weeks of pregnancy could lead to which fetal malformations?
a. Cataracts, cardiac defects, and deafness
b. Kidney defects, cataracts, and hydrocephalus
c. Cardiac defects, clubfoot, and microcephaly
d. Mental retardation, biliary atresia, and deafness
ANS: A
Maternal rubella during the first 4 weeks of pregnancy can cause cardiac anomalies, deafness, microcephaly, cataracts, heart disorders, intrauterine growth retardation, and psychomotor retardation.
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