Your roommate's brother and sister-in-law just had a baby girl. Their daughter was born with very low birth-weight. What advice can you give them in terms of providing additional care for her?
a. Try infant massage.
b. Leave her in her crib with a bottle to insure that she gets plenty to eat.
c. Just be calm; there is not much a parent can do at this point.
d. Get an infant monitor so that you can listen to her breathing constantly.
A. Low-birth-weight babies are often placed in covered, sterile environments called isolettes, and infant massage provides important sensory and social stimulation.
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