The nurse teaches a woman who is 8 weeks pregnant about how rubella can affect the developing fetus. What can result from maternal rubella during pregnancy?
a. Facial abnormalities
b. Mental retardation
c. Liver failure
d. Limb deformities
ANS: B
Rubella can have devastating effects on the developing fetus. Some effects of rubella on the embryo or fetus include microcephaly, mental retardation, cardiac defects, cataracts, and deafness.
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