In client teaching, the nurse should emphasize that fetal damage occurs more frequently with ingestion of drugs during:
A . First trimester
B . Second trimester
C . Third trimester
D . Every trimester
Answer: A
Explanation:
(A) Organogenesis occurs in the first trimester. Fetus is most susceptible to malformation during this period.
(B) Organogenesis has occurred by the second trimester.
(C) Fetal development is complete by this time.
(D) The dangerous period for fetal damage is the first trimester, not the entire pregnancy.