The mother of a 4-month-old infant, born prematurely, asks the nurse if her daughter will always be small for her age. What is the most appropriate nursing response?
a. "Preterm infants usually remain smaller than term infants throughout childhood."
b. "Your daughter will be the same size as other children by the time she is 1 year old."
c. "Prematurity is associated with short stature but does not affect weight gain."
d. "It takes about two years for the preterm infant to catch up to a full-term infant."
ANS: D
In the absence of severe birth defects and complications, the growth rate of the preterm newborn nears that of the term infant by about the second year.
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