The nurse is providing anticipatory guidance regarding the respiratory development of a 4-week-old girl for her mother. Which action is accurate?
a) Informing the mother that the respiratory system reaches maturity similar to the adult's by 12 months of age.
b) Advising the mother that the infant's usual respiratory rate should slow to about 20 breaths per minute by age 6 months
c) Explaining to the mother the risk for infection is high due to the lack of antibodies
d) Telling the mother that abdominal breathing disappears by 9 month of age
Answer: Explaining to the mother the risk for infection is high due to the lack of antibodies