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The Couple Has Had an Ultrasound at 19 Weeks' Gestation

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The couple has had an ultrasound at 19 weeks' gestation, and their fetus was found to have anencephaly. The nurse is completing counseling for the couple on the ultrasound findings. Which statement indicates that additional teaching is needed?


A) "Our baby has an incomplete brain, and might not be born alive."
B) "This problem is not caused by one of us having a genetic problem."
C) "We won't know whether something is wrong until the baby's chromosomes are tested."
D) "Waiting until our 30s did not cause this problem to develop."

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