The Nurse Is Performing a Gestational Age and Physical Assessment

The nurse is performing a gestational age and physical assessment on the newborn.The infant appears to have an excessive amount of saliva.This clinical finding may be indicative of what?

A) Excessive saliva is a normal finding in the newborn.
B) Excessive saliva in a neonate indicates that the infant is hungry.
C) It may indicate that the infant has a tracheoesophageal fistula or esophageal atresia.
D) Excessive saliva may indicate that the infant has a diaphragmatic hernia.