A nurse is providing information to a group of new mothers. The nurse would explain that newborns and young infants are more susceptible to infection because they have:
1. High levels of maternal antibodies to diseases to which the mother has been exposed.
2. Passive transplacental immunity from maternal immunoglobulin G.
3. Immune systems that are not fully mature at birth.
4. Been exposed to microorganisms during the birth process.
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Rationale:
1. Newborns and young infants do have high levels of maternal antibodies, but this answer is incorrect because it does not explain the susceptibility of newborns and young infants to infection.
2. Newborns and young infants do have passive transplacental immunity, but this answer is incorrect because it does not explain the susceptibility of newborns and young infants to infection.
3. Newborns have a limited storage pool of neutrophils and plasma proteins to defend against infection.
4. Newborns and young infants do have exposure to microorganisms during the birth process, but this answer is incorrect because it do not explain the susceptibility of newborns and young infants to infection.
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