The parents of a newborn baby girl are very worried because they noticed a few drops of blood on the baby's diaper. The nurse explains that female newborns commonly have a small amount of bleeding from the:
A. vagina as a result of the rupture of capillaries from the pressure of labor and deli-very.
B. vagina as a result of a sudden drop in hormone levels.
C. rectum as a result of meconium irritating the intestinal mucosa.
D. rectum as a result of the rupture of small capillaries from the pressure of labor and delivery.
B
This normal vaginal discharge, sometimes referred to as pseudomenstruation, is caused by the withdrawal of maternal hormones and disappears within a few days.
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