A newborn is born with mild clubfeet.What should the nurse explain to the parents when they ask how this will be corrected?

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Serial casting,the preferred treatment,is begun shortly after birth and before discharge from the nursery.Successive casts allow for gradual stretching of the skin and tight structures on the medial side of the foot.Manipulation and casting of the leg are repeated frequently (every week)to accommodate the rapid growth of early infancy.Surgical intervention is done only if serial casting is not successful.Children do not improve without intervention.

A Newborn Is Born with Mild Clubfeet