Typically, at the moment a full-term baby is born, the child's lungs are
A) fully inflated due to practice respiratory movements in the womb.
B) not fully inflated, but they will inflate within about ten seconds.
C) not fully inflated, and will not inflate fully for ten days, when surfactant production begins.

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At birth, a baby's lungs are not fully inflated. They inflate within seconds after birth as the baby takes its first breaths, aided by the presence of surfactant which is produced before birth.

Typically, at the Moment a Full-Term Baby Is Born, the Child's