A fellow worker was present at his son's birth. He was really upset because his son was born with a white substance all over his skin, and no one told your coworker what the problem was. You should tell him that __________.

A. the white substance was just the placenta
B. his baby probably had something wrong with it; you have never heard of such a thing
C. the white substance was vernix and many babies have that at birth; it protects their skin in utero
D. that was a greasy substance that is a hereditary skin condition


Answer: C

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