A mother has given birth to her baby at 28 week's gestation. The nurse knows that a premature birth:
1. Causes future assessments to be based on the adjust age, not the chronological age.
2. Does not cause a delay in growth and development.
3. Occurs rarely and will not affect future assessments.
4. Will reach developmental milestones at the same time as other full-term newborns.
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1. An age adjustment must be done to adequately assess the development of the infant.
2. A delay in growth and development occurs because the brain's synapses are not fully developed at 28 week's gestation.
3. Future assessments will be impacted because of the lack of brain development at 28 week's gestation.
4. A delay in growth and development occurs because the brain's synapses are not fully developed at 28 week's gestation.
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