The nurse is completing a health history with a client who is 10 weeks pregnant.Which factor should the nurse identify as increasing this client's risk for a spontaneous abortion?
A)Having taken a medication that is a known teratogen
B)Smoking
C)Having low levels of folic acid
D)Genetic history

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Smoking increases the risk of spontaneous abortion and other adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm labor and low birth weight. A, C, and D may also be risk factors, but they are not specifically related to spontaneous abortion.

The Nurse Is Completing a Health History with a Client