A 23-year-old woman G2P1 complains of vaginal spotting and is fearful that she may be miscarrying. You perform bedside ultrasound and confirm an intrauterine pregnancy and show the patient the presence of fetal heartbeats. You now know the risk for her to miscarry is:
More than 20%.
+More than 15%.
+Approximately 5–15%
+Less than 1%.
+Unknown.
Once fetal heart tones are identified, the risk of miscarriage is approximately 5% in all women and up to 15% in patients with vaginal bleeding.