A Patient Wants to Know the Risk Factors for Down

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome.What is the nurse's best response?

• A) Fetal exposure to mutagens in the uterus
• B) Increased paternal age
• C) Family history of Down syndrome
• D) Pregnancy in women over age 35

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