An infant is born at 28 weeks' gestational age. A nurse should inform the parents that the infant should be expected to reach developmental milestones about how many weeks later than would a full-term infant?
1. 8
2. 6
3. 12
4. 16
3
Rationale 1: This does not apply to the corrected age based on the infant being 12 weeks early.
Rationale 2: This is only half the time needed to adjust to the corrected age.
Rationale 3: Preterm infants are evaluated according to the "corrected age." This infant, born at 28 weeks' gestational age, is 12 weeks premature. Therefore, the infant should be expected to reach developmental milestones about 12 weeks later than would an infant who was born full-term.
Rationale 4: This is more than the correction needed to determine the corrected age for this infant.
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