A pregnant woman at 30 weeks' gestation tells the nurse that she dropped a pan last week and her baby jumped at the noise. Which of the following responses by the nurse is most accurate?
a. "Let me know if it happens again, since we need to report that to your health care provider."
b. "Babies respond to sound starting at about the twenty-fourth week of gestation."
c. "The fetus is demonstrating the aural reflex."
d. "That movement was just a coincidence; unborn babies can't respond to sound like that."
ANS: B
By about the twenty-fourth week of gestation, a fetus is able to hear and respond to sounds, including voices.
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