The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Learns That the Mother

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner learns that the mother of a newborn infant is being tested for tuberculosis after a positive TB skin test. What will the nurse practitioner tell the mother who states a desire to breastfeed her baby?

A) Breast milk is contraindicated if the mother has tuberculosis.
B) She may continue to nurse her baby since the risk of transmission is low.
C) That she can express breast milk and feed that to her infant.
D) To give formula until results of tuberculosis testing are known.