Parents should be taught that the most important thing they can do to protect their baby from infection is to:
a. Prohibit visitors until the baby is 3 months old.
b. Keep siblings from having contact with the baby.
c. Wash their hands before giving care to the infant.
d. Give supplementary vitamins for the first year.
ANS: C
Everyone who handles the infant should first wash their hands. This decreases the risk of transmitting infectious diseases to the infant.
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