As soon as the entire infant is born, you should:

A. keep the infant below the level of the mother's vagina.
B. provide warmth, maintain a patent airway, and resuction.
C. dry the infant off and resuction the nose and mouth.
D. clamp and cut the umbilical cord and resuction the nose.


Answer: B. provide warmth, maintain a patent airway, and resuction.

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