The nurse teaching a family about bonding with their infant describes touch as an important facet of this process. What does the nurse understand is most important about touch and bonding?
A.
All newborn care must be completed through touch.
B.
Parental recognition occurs through touch.
C.
The neonate learns exclusively through touch.
D.
Touch accustoms the parent to the infant's body.
ANS: C
All options are at least partially correct. However, the most important point about touch and bonding is that all the infant learns during the neonatal period is conveyed through touch. Touch conveys warmth, love, pleasure, comfort, and security to the neonate.
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