A mother gives birth to a premature infant

This infant snores and holds its breath while it sleeps. The infant also tends to remain passive when its face rolls into a pillow or blanket with the mother having to quickly move the infant's face away from the object. His mother should be warned that her infant is at risk for
a. SIDS.
b. narcolepsy.
c. night terrors.
d. somnambulism.


ANSWER: a

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