An unfortunate but essential role of the nurse is protecting the infant from abduction. Which statement regarding the profile of a potential abductor is the most accurate?
a. Male gender
b. A young woman who has had a previous pregnancy loss
c. A middle-aged woman past childbearing age
d. A female with a number of children of her own
B
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A Newborns are usually abducted by women who are familiar with the birth facility
and its routines.
B The woman is usually of childbearing age and may have had a previous
pregnancy loss or has been unable to have a child of her own. She may want an
infant to solidify the relationship with her husband or boyfriend and may have
pretended to be pregnant.
C Infant abductors are women of childbearing age, often overweight, who may live
near the birth facility.
D A woman who already has children of her own does not fit the profile of a
potential abductor.
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