When a woman is admitted to the labor-and-delivery unit, her husband says he is going to work and asks you to call when the baby is born. Your best response to this husband would be to
A) ask him if he knows that he can stay with his wife during labor.
B) tell him that all fathers now stay with their wives during labor.
C) tell him he is missing out on the opportunity of a lifetime by leaving.
D) insist he stay with his wife during labor because she will need his support.
A
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